Tailgun
Dormant account
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2006
- Location
- Pennsylvania, USA
I'm beginning to suspect all online Blackjack games are crooked. I've just been experimenting with different betting strategies at several different casinos, with varied software (Playtech, Microgaming, RTG).
Regardless of using perfect strategy, with either progressive betting or flat betting, I seem to lose almost every time. And I've noticed with a progressive betting strategy it is common - if not a constant - to lose between four and five of the first seven hands. This consistently puts the player "behind the eight ball" in BJ, seemingly even with perfect basic strategy.
I'm trying different versions of BJ to see which I prefer. Bodog (RTG) doesn't feature Surrender or the ability to hit on a split beyond the first card. Other casinos use 8-deck BJ games or 4-deck with other various playing restrictions.
I've never seen the kind of hands in Atlantic City like I see online. It's common to lose 5 or 6 hands in a row and almost impossible for the player to win even four in a row! In fact, I hardly ever win even three hands in row.
Last night I tried playing with funny money and using progressive betting at four different casinos. Using $2000 'stakes' I lost at three of the four (I was up 1800 at Tropez before quitting). I used the following progressive strategies:
Progressive Betting System: Two-Level
Probably one of the simplest betting systems to use, and still one of the most effective, this two-level system simply gives you two options - minimum or maximum bet. If you lose, bet the smaller amount. If you win, bet the maximum amount. I set my minimum bet at $100 and my maximum bet at $250. Start off with the $100 bet. If you win, make your next bet $250. Keep on betting $250 until you lose, then go back to the $100 bet. This is the most basic progressive betting system.
Progressive Betting System: Five-Level
This is another simple betting system which is based on a 1, 2, 3, 5, back-to-1 progression (Notice: There is no 4). For example, for a $100 minimum bet, the four levels are $100, $200, $300 & $500. With this system, I started with a minimum bet of $100 and progressed to the next level after each winning hand. When I lost a hand, I dropped back down to the minimum bet of $100. Also, if you win four hands in a row, you drop back down to the $100 bet.
How this works is the system is rewarding you during a winning streak, but doesn't kill you when you go on a losing streak. Let's say you lose your first three hands and then win over your next three. Assuming a starting wager of $100, you would be ahead $300 at the end of six hands. If you were betting an equal amount on each hand, you would be even
Breakdown:
Bodog (RTG)
River Belle (Microgaming)
Casino Tropez (Playtech)
Kiwi Casino (Playtech)
What is going on here? I'd like to hear from the resident BJ pros like The Watchdog as to preferred casinos and particular Blackjack games, including which features are 'must have' for playing BJ online.
Regardless of using perfect strategy, with either progressive betting or flat betting, I seem to lose almost every time. And I've noticed with a progressive betting strategy it is common - if not a constant - to lose between four and five of the first seven hands. This consistently puts the player "behind the eight ball" in BJ, seemingly even with perfect basic strategy.
I'm trying different versions of BJ to see which I prefer. Bodog (RTG) doesn't feature Surrender or the ability to hit on a split beyond the first card. Other casinos use 8-deck BJ games or 4-deck with other various playing restrictions.
I've never seen the kind of hands in Atlantic City like I see online. It's common to lose 5 or 6 hands in a row and almost impossible for the player to win even four in a row! In fact, I hardly ever win even three hands in row.
Last night I tried playing with funny money and using progressive betting at four different casinos. Using $2000 'stakes' I lost at three of the four (I was up 1800 at Tropez before quitting). I used the following progressive strategies:
Progressive Betting System: Two-Level
Probably one of the simplest betting systems to use, and still one of the most effective, this two-level system simply gives you two options - minimum or maximum bet. If you lose, bet the smaller amount. If you win, bet the maximum amount. I set my minimum bet at $100 and my maximum bet at $250. Start off with the $100 bet. If you win, make your next bet $250. Keep on betting $250 until you lose, then go back to the $100 bet. This is the most basic progressive betting system.
Progressive Betting System: Five-Level
This is another simple betting system which is based on a 1, 2, 3, 5, back-to-1 progression (Notice: There is no 4). For example, for a $100 minimum bet, the four levels are $100, $200, $300 & $500. With this system, I started with a minimum bet of $100 and progressed to the next level after each winning hand. When I lost a hand, I dropped back down to the minimum bet of $100. Also, if you win four hands in a row, you drop back down to the $100 bet.
How this works is the system is rewarding you during a winning streak, but doesn't kill you when you go on a losing streak. Let's say you lose your first three hands and then win over your next three. Assuming a starting wager of $100, you would be ahead $300 at the end of six hands. If you were betting an equal amount on each hand, you would be even
Breakdown:
Bodog (RTG)
River Belle (Microgaming)
Casino Tropez (Playtech)
Kiwi Casino (Playtech)
What is going on here? I'd like to hear from the resident BJ pros like The Watchdog as to preferred casinos and particular Blackjack games, including which features are 'must have' for playing BJ online.
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