Readers Q&A #13

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Dear Magic4rose,

I checked with our math wiz Michael Shackelford and he states that the dealer will get a 17 approximately 13.8% of the time.

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Henry Tamburin

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what is the best position at Blackjack. First base or last.
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Dear Curly,

If you are a recreational blackjack player it makes no difference where you sit at a blackjack table. My recommendation is to sit at the far left next to the anchor position. This will give you a little more time to study your hand and determine the right play.

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Henry Tamburin

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event: Can I use a cheet sheat at the black jack table. I am going to Atlantic City. Thank you

date: Steve

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Dear Steve,

Yes you can use a cheat sheet at the table. In fact most casino gift shops sell a small plastic laminated card for this purpose. I recommend you not lay the card on the table. Rather hold it in your hand (on your lap) and refer to the card when you forget a specific play.

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Henry Tamburin

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In a two deck BJ game, how do you figure the true count??
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Dear Don,

In two deck games you compute the true count by dividing your running count by the number of unplayed decks of cards. I usually use half deck increments. For example if your running count is +3 and one half deck has been played, there are 1.5 unplayed decks of cards. Your true count is +3 divided by 1.5 or +2.

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Henry

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Are the rules in the New Orleans casinos similar to Vegas?
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Dear Mike,

The blackjack rules are similar. However, you won’t find single deck games in the New Orleans casino. They offer only 2, 4 and 6 deck games. The rules are pretty standard – dealer stands on soft 17 and players can double down after a pair split.

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Henry Tamburin

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If I have a hand and I split then douple down for example. so now I have three hands out of my orginal hand and the dealer has a "10" showing. If the dealer has "back jack" does he take all three hands or just my original bet.

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Dear Dominic,

In US casinos you would only lose your original bet. In European casinos you would lose your original bet plus all the other pair split/double down bets that you made on the hand.

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Henry Tamburin

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I am learning to play the game and have made up flash cards I will be
playing on the boats in the great lakes for the most part but some of the
books have different basic strategy and I thought that maybe you could help
me pick out the best one to learn. also a good computer program that I can
get.




Thanks

Mark
Dear Mark,

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Henry Tamburin

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What do you think about techniques for determining when the dealer is cold?
Where could I find these techniques?
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Dear Chris,

I’m not convinced that over the long term using techniques for determining when a dealer is cold will alter the player’s expectation. You can find these techniques in books by Jerry Patterson (Break the Dealer & Casino Gambling).

Regards,

Henry Tamburin