Ping: Blackjack Players

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

At the very beginning of this thread, Q said Maybe Vic knows more about comp economics if he's still in this thread.

I can’t offer much knowledge, as I haven’t played blackjack in almost 15 years now. I know it used to be possible to come out slightly ahead on food comps at the Stations Casinos just by playing perfect basic strategy, only because they allowed doubling down after splitting and had a fairly generous comp rate on their players’ card. I doubt that is the case these days.

For card counters, blackjack has been dead for some time now, with continuous shuffling machines, short pay 6 to 5 on blackjacks, reshuffling early, computer algorithms to catch counters, etc. Of course, the squares are totally oblivious to these, and they continue to merrily give their money away.

[albionmoonlight]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTsRGQj6VT4

Numberphile is a YouTube channel that explains mathematical concepts for the layperson.

They just did a video on Martingale. One thing I didn't realize is that, even with a hypothetically infinite bankroll and infinite table limits, your odds of doubling your money are still < 50%. As they explain, it works out to be 1/e.

Maybe blackjack really isn't my game.

[Butter]

We were in Vegas two weeks ago, I spent about 45 minutes at a blackjack table, got from $200 to $395, got out of there, paid for my nice dinner, the end. Some other dude that sat down at the table while I was there went broke on $200 in about 15 minutes. It was rough.

[Toddzilla]

sigh - a $200 buy in here is 4 hands

[PilotMan]

I played a $5 table in Deadwood once. Dropped $20 on 4 hands that weren't even close. Just a bad run of cards. I walked away and never played tables again. Just not worth that sort of short term loss. I could spend my money better on computer games. I've never played a table with cash I felt like I could afford to lose beyond that. I wonder if it'll change, but I don't play lottery or anything like that either, so I doubt it. I'd rather blow cash at the strip club or something like that in that case.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Lathum

IT is very frstrating when someone makes a stupid play, but it doesn't really make a difference.

And it is their money to lose.

My wife is hesitant to play at times for fear of making a bad play and someone yelling at her.

Originally Posted by cartman

Oh yeah, sorry about that.

Cartman, I know it's been over a decade, but did you ever apologize to saldana?

SI

[PilotMan]

That's bot level of randomness. Totally sus.

[Lathum]

Quite the bump

[sterlingice]

It was mentioned in the NFL thread this week and my "want to get work done" this week is pretty low, which happens to be inversely proportionate to my "read random junk on the internet" quotient

SI

[stevew]

Hit quads on Mississippi stud today(40:1). Too bad I was only playing $5s. I’ve looked up the odds on the game before and I see it’s 5% or so house advantage but optimized strategy you can get that down to about 1.5%. Or possibly lower if people are tipping their cards. Does anyone else play? Thoughts on the game? Triple/double/single?

[anonymous1989]

There is no simpler, clearer, exciting casino card game than blackjack.

[sterlingice]

This was the bump we all needed this morning

SI

[NobodyHere]

What do you guys think jbmagic is doing with all the millions he made playing blackjack?

[cuervo72]

Walking into building lobbies with sinks?

[flere-imsaho]

Posts 39, 41, and 42 never fail to bring a smile to my face.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

Posts 39, 41, and 42 never fail to bring a smile to my face.

I think 35-43 are the real core of it, what makes this a legend.

QS's stats and "oh, fuck", jb's roulette wisdom, QS's exasperated "please stop", Subby egging jb on, jb's "blackjack might not be your game", QS's resignation, Subby dancing in delight

SI

[larrymcg421]

I love how post #209 just casually jumpstarts a whole new discussion with an even dumber theory about blackjack.

Post #219 beginning with "While it may not be proven mathematically" is just gold.

[sovereignstar v2]

jbmagic was art. It takes someone special to get MizzouRah to say a bad word or two about you and jbmagic was that special person.

[QuikSand]

adore this thread, and i root for myself as protagonist everytime i read through it... it's like re-watching a movie

[fortheglory]

I am a Blackjack player and have won multiple tournaments in Atlantic City in various casinos. I just saw this thread, but don’t have the time to read through the entire thing. Is this thread about strategy?

[jbpostbot]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

What do you guys think jbmagic is doing with all the millions he made playing blackjack?

i am a bot now. how is my ai?

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by fortheglory

I am a Blackjack player and have won multiple tournaments in Atlantic City in various casinos. I just saw this thread, but don’t have the time to read through the entire thing. Is this thread about strategy?

Strategy, humor, life. It has everything!

SI

[jbpostbot]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

Best to stick with one color when doing that double strategy in Roulette. This way your not jumping around picking a color.

so THIS is what i did wrong

Originally Posted by MJ4H

jbmagic, please, for the love of god, just read this:

Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia


The best summary I can give for why this system sucks comes from that article:

People think long losing streaks are impossible, but they aren't. In fact, they are practically guaranteed to happen eventually (the longer you play, the more likely they are to happen). When it does happen, just ONCE, you go broke.

Consider that it's not even that long a losing streak we are talking about here, in most cases. For instance if you have $1000 and are betting $5 to start, you will be broke after 9 losses in a row. That streak is not that rare. Even in a coinflip game that should happen about 1 in 500 tries. It could happen the very first time you try it. Blackjack is not a coinflip game. Your chances are worse long term in blackjack than in coinflipping, so it will happen sooner than in coinflipping on average. Remember, it only takes that one losing streak, and it WILL eventually happen.

thats why i always stick with heads or tails. no jumping back and fourth

[fortheglory]

Well, one thing I believe in, is not always doubling on eleven. If the dealer shows six or less, yes I double, but not with a seven or more showing.

[Radii]

"You better sticking to something else. if you lose that many hands in a row. Blackjack might not be your game."

I think this still holds up as the greatest single post in the history of FOFC

[sovereignstar v2]

PSUColonel, long time no see

[cuervo72]

Bloomberg - The Gambler who Beat Roulette

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Bloomberg - The Gambler who Beat Roulette

Gotta love this line in the article...

Originally Posted by Article

Even so, gamblers have come up with plenty of elaborate mathematical systems to beat it—Oscar’s Grind, the D’Alembert. Simple ones, too, such as betting on black then doubling on every loss until you win. Casino owners love these strategies because they don’t work.

[GrantDawg]

I always enjoy betting a line, and then doubling on it. More exciting than betting just red or black. I will occasionally bet a number and around a number when something hasn't hit for a while. I understand the math that it doesn't increase the odds, but it is fun. I have hit a number along with bets with all four edges doing that before. That was a great night. I have won more than I have lost at Roulette, but that is just plan small ssmple size. If I played constantly, I know I would be broke.

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[stevew]

Anyone else following the wild New Zealand guy betting .10 for every follower? Tim.Naki


He’s up something like 666k(allegedly). Dunno if it’s USD or NZD(approx 392k) or if the entire thing is a ruse.