Third Base was on the spot. He could split his two
9s for
$500 apiece, play a pat 18 for $500 total, or play one 9
against an 8 for $500 starting
out $25 ahead. "How 'bout I keep the quarter, we split the
9s and divide up the results 50-50?" Third Base countered.
"Sounds like a partnership
to me -- deal the cards Mr. Dealer man," said Big Purple.
At uncrowded high stakes tables, these things go on fairly
regularly. But the point is, online casinos it doesn't have
to be a high stakes table. If you've got the
blackjack "card sense" and can be quick and smooth about it,
you too can wheel a profitable deal here and there -- be it
on your own hand or
somebody else's.
Once you become a perfect basic strategy player, you're
either stuck with a 1/2% disadvantage or you have to move
forward. The realm of "hand
interaction" is a wide open area that almost nobody seems to
pay any attention to. To use it to your advantage though,
you have to know the
odds.
How many times have you seen a player at your table split
say, a pair of 6s against a 4, catch a 5 on the first 6,
double down and buy a deuce?
Then on the second 6 he catches a 3 and won't double there
because he already has three bets riding with two of them on
a bad hand. Well, his
loss in perspective is your opportunity! You should know
that any proper basic strategy double will win more often
than it loses. So get your chips
over there and grab that edge!
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