Best Online Blackjack Gambling

Blackjack is a game of skill and strategy. Unlike roulette or big six, where you generally just close your eyes and pray for a good result, blackjack requires concentration and the ability to think several steps ahead of your opponents. That's actually why many people choose the best online blackjack gambling games - the challenge, the thrill, the knowledge that you're not going against luck you're going against skill. It's also why the best online blackjack gambling experience requires preparation. You need to study techniques and odds, or else be willing to walk away from the table in utter humiliation. Here are some the best online blackjack gambling tips to help you win:

There are two situations to prepare for: a 'hard' hand and a 'soft' hand. You have a hard hand if you don't have an ace in your starting hand; you have a soft hand if you do. The most important number to remember: 17. That's your cut off. Requesting to hit when you have that total is not a good idea.

Another thing to remember is that everything is relative to the one card the dealer is showing. If it's a 3 to a 6, you have a good chance of winning (as opposed to a dealer showing a 2, 9, 10 or an ace). In general, you need an average of 18.3 to win a game, so if you get a '17' you're pretty much doomed: you can't ask for another card, but you can hope that the dealer has a 5-10 if he has a 7 (or any combination that puts him over 21). Then you can tie - you don't win, but you don't lose either. The best online blackjack gambling strategy is to 'stand' or simply don't take another card.

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If the dealer has a 3-6, you have a better chance of winning the game. With a 12-20 (and you don't have a pair), your best online blackjack gambling strategy is to 'stand.' If you have a 3-11 combination, you can hit or double.

Now there's the special blackjack situation, called the 'terror of the two's'. Let's say you have a jack and a 10. You'll win this game! Then suddenly the dealer shows an 8 and an ace. You never anticipated how a dealer's efficient 2 can beat what had looked like a foolproof hand. But look at it this way: if a dealer's 2 up, a 6, 7, 8, or 9 in the hole becomes a big threat, because if a 10 follows, the dealer is sitting on a probable winning hand. The best online blackjack gambling strategy against the terrible two's is if you have a 12 versus a dealer's 2 you should 'hit' or take a card. For some reason, your player's12 seems to attract every face card within a five-casino range. With a 13 through 20 against the dealer's 2, you can 'stand' but if you have a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,or 8 versus the dealer's 2, you take another card until you get past 12. When you have a 9,10 or 11, you double down.



What's the best online blackjack gambling strategy for a soft hand? It's very confusing, but just remember: you can count an ace as a 1 or 11. It's an opportunity, not a problem. Now if you have an ace with an 8,9, or10, you need to 'stand'. If you have an ace and a 7, and the dealer has a 2, 7 or 8 you 'stand' but if the dealer holds a 3-6 then you 'double.' Facing a 9, 10, 11, you 'hit'. Ace-6 against a dealer's 2 or 7-ace you 'hit'; against a 3-6 you 'double'. This also applies to an ace-5 except you 'hit' against a dealer's 3. You treat the ace-4 the same as an ace-5. With an ace-3, you take a card versus a dealer's 2 -10, but double a 5-6. Finally, you hit an ace-2 when a dealer is showing 2-10 except on 5 when you double.

It may seem complicated but that is the challenge of blackjack and why it is considered the game of masters. A little time studying these (and other) best online blackjack gaming strategies, and your efforts will literally pay off - big time!

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by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on April 05, 2007


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