Blackjack Strategy for Party Poker
Even though most of us poker players (especially the seasoned visitors to this site) know that any game against the house is a losing proposition with -EV (that's short for "expected value"), some of us still take the time to play in such casino games such as blackjack.
After spending years of playing solid poker, I realize that it often gets boring simply playing poker all day. This is why you'll find poker legends like Stu Unger, T.J. Cloutier and Gus Hansen playing the house games like blackjack, roulette and craps for millions of dollars. Players who are smart enough to obviously realize that it's a losing proposition to play against the house.
As such, as the webmaster for this site and someone that feels personally responsible for giving his visitors the best advice on not losing money, I have created this short little guide on how to play blackjack.
So, without further adieu, here is MJ's personal mathematically correct EV system on how to play blackjack:
MJ's 10 Step Blackjack System
- Select a table that you will be playing blackjack at. (Any table will do, there are no superstitions when it comes to math.)
- Do not yet sit down at the table, but observe the other players playing blackjack for a 10 minutes.
- During these 10 minutes, count exactly how many hands are being dealt and played during these ten minutes (example: 20 hands)
- After you have observed these hands, sit down at the table.
- Select an amount you want to wager every hand (most tables require a minimum $5 bet).
- Now, multiply your wager by the number of hands that were played in 10 minutes (example: 5 * 20 = 100)
- Now, multiply that result by 6 (example: 100 * 6 = 600)
- Now, divide this number by 100. (example: 600 / 100 = 6)
- Put a dollar sign in front of this number (example: $6)
- Insert this number into the following algorithm below:
"I AM GOING TO LOSE _____ PER HOUR PLAYING MATHEMATICALLY PERFECT BLACKJACK IN THE MOST OPTIMAL OF CONDITIONS, WHICH IS WHY I SHOULD NEVER, EVER PLAY BLACKJACK UNLESS I ENJOY LOSING MONEY AT THE RATE OF ____ PER HOUR!!!!
I REALIZE THAT BLACKJACK IS AN IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT GAME THAT RELIES SOLELY ON LUCK IN ORDER TO WIN. I WILL NOT PLAY BLACKJACK BECAUSE I AM NOT A DONKEY AND BELIEVE IN THINGS LIKE LUCK AND THE TOOTH FAIRY!!!"
So please, don't play blackjack. Unless you're in Vegas. With a cute dealer. But only then.
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