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Bringing Down The House

by bluxed on January 19, 2008

Went to Barnes & Noble and purchased the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. Bringing Down The House is a New York Times Bestseller about the inside story of how six M.I.T students who took Vegas for millions of dollars by counting cards when playing blackjack. This book is also what the new movie 21 is based on. This book makes me want to gamble, count cards, and go to Vegas.

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21 Movie Trailer

by bluxed on January 10, 2008

 21 is about a group of students from MIT that learn the art of card counting and walk away from Las Vegas with millions of dollars. 21 is directed by Robert Luketic and starring Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne. In theatres March 28.

This movie looks amazing and will be probably make you want to learn how to count cards after watching it.

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3 Bad Blackjack Strategies

by bluxed on January 5, 2008

Bad Blackjack Strategy 1: Never Bust

This blackjack strategy is when a blackjack player never hits a hard 12 or more and hoping that the dealer will bust. This results in a house edge of 3.91%.

Bad Blackjack strategy 2: Mimic The Dealer

This blackjack strategy is when a blackjack player will always hit 16 or less and stand on 17 or more. The blackjack player as well as the dealer stood on soft 17. The blackjack player never doubled or split, since the dealer is not allowed to do so. This results in a house edge of 5.48%.

Bad Blackjack strategy 3: Assume Ten In The Hole

For this blackjack strategy I first figured out the optimal basic blackjack strategy under this assumption. If the dealer had an ace up I reverted to the proper basic blackjack strategy assumption of assuming the dealer did not have a ten. Then I went back and used this blackjack strategy under regular playing conditions. This results in a house edge of 10.03%.

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10 Quick BlackJack Tips

by bluxed on January 2, 2008

Don’t have the time to learn basic blackjack strategy? Here is 10 quick blackjack tips to get you through a night at the casino:

1. Never Take Insurance
2. If you have 10 or an 11, you double down.
3. If the dealers up card is a 7 or higher and you are holding a 12-16 then hit.
4. If the dealers up card is a 6 or lower an you are holing a 12-16 then stand.
5. If you have a soft 17 or lower then hit.
6. If you have a soft 19 you stand.
7. Split all pairs when the dealers upcard is less than 6.
8. You should always split Aces and Eights.
9. If the total of your cards equals 9 or lower you should always take a hit.
10. If you have a soft 13 to 18. You should double down if the dealers upcard is a 5 or a 6.

*These 10 quick blackjack tips can deviate when card counting.

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