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Tips for Hard Totals

It is a well known fact that blackjack is one of the most winnable games that casinos have to offer. That is why many people concur with the idea that blackjack is the king of table games. The truth is that over the long run, the house retains the edge in blackjack. Yet with enough patience and the right strategy, this edge can be lessened to a manageable 1% or less, making it the best game for winning. Try some of these practices to increase you chance of winning at blackjack when you have a hard total. That is, a hand that does not include an Ace.

1. Don’t fall for the insurance offer. The moment the dealer turns up an Ace for his first card, he will encourage you to take out insurance. The instinct would be to agree as people may think that there is a high chance of a ten card coming up. However, the truth is that there are more cards in the deck that do not have the 10 value. As such, you would probably be wasting money on the insurance. This is a good move, though, if you have been counting cards and know that there is a high concentration of tens in the deck.

2. Double down! Don’t do this all the time though. In general, you should double down with a hard total when the dealer has a 3 to 6 and you have a 9, if you have a 10 and the dealer has a 2 to 9, and you have an 11 and the dealer has 2 to 10.

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