Honestly after playing across a few platforms the table itself matters way more than I expected. Basic strategy is basic strategy but how the variant is set up changes everything, single deck vs multi deck, whether surrender is available, what the dealer does on soft 17. Been burned enough times by tables with bad rules that I now check all of that before sitting down.
Side bets are the other thing people either love or completely ignore. I mostly skip them but occasionally the right table makes them feel worth it.
What variant are you playing, what rules do you look for before joining a table, and what platform are you on?

The deck was cut almost in half, the moment I raised my bet I get "checks play" and pit boss counts the deck down.

Aka the Resort at Summerlin.

Maybe this isn’t the right sub, but my kid got a job at a casino and he’s assigned to blackjack.

Anyone know of any good materials for people who are dealers? Easy tips on how payouts work would be huge.

Hi Experts ,

Need your valuable advice on a game

I made a deal with a casino in South Asian country

Here are the table rules in Black jack.

1. European No-Hole-Card Rule Table (does not peek for dealer Ace).

2. Dealer Hits on soft 17.

3. 3 times Split is allowed on all cards.

4. Ace split is allowed one time , with only only card delt after split (no hitting split aces).

5. Double after split is allowed.

6. Late Surrender allowed on all cards expcept ACE.

7. Black jack wins pays 3:2.

8. 6 Deck is used in the game with 65-70% penetration.

Now coming to the casino deal made.

1. Its a high limit private table , no other players are allowed to play in this table.

2. The minimum purchase per entry is $200,000.

3. The miminum bet should be placed is $5,000 on one atleat box, not below that.

4. I can play upto 3 boxes , the max limit per box is $10,000.

5. Coming to the rewards , I have to complete a target of betting 7 times of the purchase amount ( i.e 200,000 * 7 = $1,400,000), Once this is completed I will be paid a reward of 1.5% of the total betting approx $21,000 on this, or losing commision on 10% of the losing amount ( any one is paid)

6. The rewards will not be paid after that ( i.e if i get that $21,000 reward i will be not be paid reward after any bets placed)

7. on tracking the bets , ( all bets expect push bet is tracked , i.e , wins , lose and surrender bets are tracked , push bet is not tracked )

Now coming to my expertise

1. I can play a 100% basic stratergy without any mistakes

2. HI LO Card counting can done , but I make mistakes most of the time, still required more practice on this.

Now coming to the bankroll mamangement

1. My total bankroll is $500,000 , strictly will not lose more than that,

2. My each trip bank roll is $200,000 , but can be extended to $300,000 per trip

3. Since it is a newly opened casino , I hope they will not extend the deal for more that 6 months

4. I can visit 2 trips in a month ,

5. So on a total 12 trips can be made on total.

6. Please note , since its a private table , I have to make a minimum bet all the time even is the running count is worse , I cannot skip that , however I can increase the bet to max 6 units as 2 units / box in 3 boxes ona a high count.

I know its a +ve expectancy game , now the problem is the bankroll management , i can play maximum of 280 hands with minimun bet to get the comission, and the variance is too high , so the ROR is coming around 80%

Since the game can be expected to played only 12 trips , suggest me a good playing method witha proper bankroll management.

I spent a few days practicing basic strategy, playing blackjack demos, keeping my bet flat without straights when winning or losing, and every time I practiced I always ended up losing, even if it was -1 I'm always losing, never winning. This is a sign not to play at online casinos, right?

Hi, I need help from someone who has CVCX or someone who has the Blackjack betting calculation table, please.🙏🏼🙏🏼

You heard me ! I'm a begginer blackjack dealer and I came here to see what the player base wants to know. All questions allowed ! Comment down your questions and I'll try to answer them whenever I can best as I can.

I know counting by itself is legal, but what if you get caught, verbally trespassed, and come back. Will they likely just tell you to leave again or are such arrests common? Harder to prove verbal trespass

Been thinking about this after a bad session.

Everyone acts like basic strategy is the main thing, but honestly the mental side messes me up way more.

You can know the right move and still do dumb shit once you’re stuck. Chasing, bumping bets because you’re pissed, staying way longer than you should, trying to get back to even before you log off.

Online makes it worse too because everything’s so fast. At least live you get a minute to breathe between hands. Online you can burn through a few buy-ins in 15 minutes and barely even register what happened.

How do you guys deal with losing streaks without letting it ruin your decisions?

Hard stop loss, forced breaks, lower stakes, or just getting up the second you feel tilted?

so, in my local casino they are running a promotion today and blackjack is paying 2:1, the rules of the table are: dealer stand in soft 17, dealer check for blackjack, you can only split once, no surrender and when you double in a soft hand the A always counts as a 1

is this game adventageus for the player?

Hey, I went to a couple of Oklahoma casinos (ante-free promotion day), and gosh, it was intense!!!!

There were only a few players at my table. About 60% of the session was with 2–3 other players, while the remaining 40% was heads-up. In total, I played about ~ 6.5-7 hours split between the two casinos (est. EV $22.5)

A few calls were made that caused me to deviate from my bet spread. I literally started making random bets at high counts 😭; I literally put only $50 instead of $75 at a true 11 (my bet spread being $5-$75), and I intentionally played a few hands incorrectly (eg: no insurance on true 5 and blamed it on the pit boss for losing cuz I asked them if I should take insurance and they said no) because the pit bosses at both casinos were standing right next to the dealer watching my game closely.

I even had to act like one of the degen slots players to sell the act, all at a $5 min-$200 max table where my biggest bet never exceeded $75.

The pit bosses literally asked me why I wasn't
making those $50 bets anymore after they got off the phone (maybe with surveillance?).

I could definitely feel the heat, while the players next to me betting table max were just chilling (they were regulars and the casino staff knew em).

PS: there was only 1 BJ table that was open.

I'd really appreciate any advice or suggestions y'all might have for me.

I visited a casino recently that had a hand shuffle double deck, I was in 3rd base and noticed the dealer was shuffling kind of weird error when cutting. Basically the dealer flicked their thumbs out and shuffles violently, making the first 15-20 cards visible for .5-1 second on either side of the deck depending on where you are seated.

My friend and I happened to be counting cards together and he was in first base. I noticed this so I started cutting based on what cards I saw coming out next. I also noticed face cards coming out next, so I told my buddy to play the side bet which was LL or some variant where 19,20,21 pays if you hit. He didn't play it, because he didn't realize what i was doing. If he did, he would've hit it like 3x within 1hr.

Now I humbly ask the hole carding gods (Reddit AP's) how do I calculate the advantage and sim this advantage... I already asked Gina lol, she gave me a few good tips but I need a realistic way too calculate this.

I know some of you heavy hitters have had a game that is similar to this.

(I killed my last hole-card game and I don't want to kill this)

If you’re playing a six deck shoe, at what point do you leave the table?