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Most Important Thing in Blackjack Tourneys
A lot of people wonder what is the most important quality to being successful in blackjack tournaments. A lot of gamblers will say that the only thing that matters is luck. Whoever gets the best cards wins, and therefore anyone can win. The pros take it to another level by analyzing specific hand situations and determining what play will gain you 2% more than another play.
The pros will find those 2% edges, but a recreational player can improve their game by 50% or more by learning one thing. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO WIN.
I see many players lock themselves out of a possible winning situation by either betting poorly or playing poorly.
Take an example of betting poorly.
Say you're heads up at the end and you have 1000 and your opponent has 1200, leading you by 200. I've seen some amateur players bet 50 there. Your opponent must only bet the minimum, say 25, and will automatically win. The 50 chip bet will only get you to 1050. Maybe you get a BJ and win 75 to 1075, or maybe you double and win and get to 1100. You have no chance at winning.
Technically in a BJ hand, you could win up to 8 bets, by splitting to 4 hands and then doubling each one, but this is extremely rare. No one should ever play based on this assumption. The best bet is something that will at least get the lead, such as 250, although I'd usually just bet the max.
As for playing with no chance to win, let's look at that same situation where you have 1000 and your opponent has 1200.
Let's say you bet 500 and your opponent matches your bet of 500.
You're dealt a ten and a 7 for a hard 17.
He's dealt a ten and a 9 for a hard 19.
The dealer has a 5. (It doesn't matter what the dealer's card is)
What's your play here?
You have to double on the 17. If your opponent's 19 wins, you may or may not win, but you won't catch up either way. If your opponents 19 loses, you will definitely lose and not catch up.
Amateur players will stand on the 17. It seems crazy to double on a hard 17, but YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. Pros will double on that 17 100 times out of 100. You have to win more than 500 to get ahead of your opponent.
Will you probably lose? Your odds are very bad, but if you stand you have a 0% chance to win. By doubling you can catch an ace, 2, 3, or 4 and then win the hand and win the whole tournament!
You can learn all the intricacies of the game, but if you make bets or playing decisions that lock you out of contention, you can never win. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO WIN. Learn that, and you'll win more tournaments than ever before.
About the Author
David Matthews is an expert card counter that has been banned at casinos all over the world. Once he couldn't play in casinos anymore he turned his attention to blackjack tournaments since he was still welcome to participate.
David is one of the top earning blackjack players in the blackjack tournament world collecting nearly a half million dollars in prize money within just a few years of play.
On December 25th 2006, David Matthews has become the “Grand Champion of UBT's inaugural season” which is one of the biggest Blackjack Tournaments today. David Matthews is one of www.get21.com professional writers.
poker and blackjack??
can someone teach me how to play texas hold em, poker,blackjack,roulette, and rummy??????????????so like you dont have to tell me all, if u see that someones done 1 thing, then do another. if all of them have been done, then u can find a mistake in one of them and correct it. thank u so much!!!!!!!!!!
neither of the answers are making sense, i am so sorry, so u could like email me with a ful list of how to play like
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NOT IN THAT CARD GAMES LANGUAGE!!!
In blackjack all players and the dealer are dealt 2 cards. One of the dealers cards will be face up. Starting with the player on the dealers left, each player is given the opportunity to play out their hand. The players options are: hit, player chooses to take a card and may continue to do so until they bust, go over 21, or stay, take no more cards. The player may choose to stay on the first 2 cards. Split, where the first 2 cards have the same value a player may choose to put out another stack of chips equal to the original wager and split the first 2 cards to make 2 hands. At this point the above mentioned hit or stay sequence is repeated. Last option it doubling down. That is where the player puts out another stack of chips equal to the original wager and is dealt one more card on the hand. This continues around the table until all players have acted on their hand. At this point the dealer exposes both cards. If the dealer shows less than 17 they will take a card on their hand until they either reach a hand that totals 17-21 or they bust, go over 21. If the dealer has between 17 and 21, the players hand must be higher than the dealers to win, if it is lower the player looses their bet, if it is higher the player wins. If the dealer and player have an equal total, the player pushes, keeps original bet. If the dealer busts, all live hands get paid, meaning if you already busted out your hand you don't win.
Now, with all that being said, if the players first 2 cards are an ace with a face card or a 10 it is a blackjack. The wager on that hand will be paid 3:2 unless the dealer also has blackjack with a 10 as the up card, then it is a push. If the dealer's up card is an ace then the player with a blackjack has the option to take even money rather than 3:2 on their bet before the dealer checks for blackjack. If you choose not to take even money and the dealer has blackjack it is a push, if they don't have blackjack the bet will be paid out 3:2(one and a half times the original bet).
If you look at a basic strategy card it will help you decide how to play your hands against the dealers up card. Here is a link. This link also gives blackjack rules.
http://www.blackjack-strategycard.com/blackjack_strategy_&_rules_-_multi_deck.htm
Don't bet on table games quite yet
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