Winning Blackjack Tips

Try to maximize your profits using a betting system. So is not important what method you choose to use just you should try to figure out how much money are you willing or able to lose before you leave the Blackjack table, because you will might end up to walk away as a loser.

I advice everyone first to learn about the game and to develop their own strategy, play error - free and after become a winner.

Always before you play read the casino rules because the charts for the basic strategy you know may apply to only one set of rules and if that rules are different you will need a strategy chart for that kind of rules.

If you will try to adopt the dealer's way of playing (hitting at 16, standing on 17's and never splitting or doubling down), well that is not a great idea. Your expected loss will be ten times worse than if you were playing your own strategies.

Whatever the dealer's up card is you must always split pairs of Ace and 8.

Never split pairs of 10 and 5.

Don't forget to double down when basic strategy suggests it. Otherwise you're giving up potential wins, and you drive the house edge up.

Never take insurance when is offered. Only take insurance if you have a gut feeling that the dealer has blackjack, or if you are aware of the cards remaining in the deck.

If you have a hand that totals 20, your best bet is to have the dealer's face up card an 8, because if he has an Ace, 10 or 9 in the hole, you will win.

If you have a Total of 5-8, take a card against all dealer cards.

If your total is 10, double down against all dealer cards, except the situations when the dealer has a 10 or an Ace. If thats so, you'll can get an excellent hand with a total close to 20 points.

When the first card you receive is an Ace your advantage over the house is an incredible 52%.

If there are more decks in the shoe the house advantage is bigger.

Card counting and cluster counting contains it's own type of betting system. Increase your bet size two to three times your original bet when conditions favor the probability of receiving a winning hand.

In case you are a strictly basic strategy player and want to know what method you should use to get better odds to become a winner, here you will find three betting systems (insurance, splitting pairs and playing multiple spots).