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let's say you have a hard thirteen and the dealer's
upcard is six. What should you do? Most people hit,
and that's a mistake. What if you have a hard sixteen
and the dealer's upcard is a seven? Most people
stand. That's a mistake, too.
Multiply those mistakes by all the other card combinations
and you'll find that most blackjack players unintentionally
give casinos an enormous advantage. The built-in
house edge hovers around zero to one percent. Average
players give away about two percent more. Bad players
stretch the combined number to four percent and
higher.
That's a house edge comparable to some slots, and
slots require much less effort. In fact nearly every
casino game requires less effort than blackjack.
If you think the words effort and fun shouldn't
be in the same sentence, blackjack is probably not
your game. If you're the kind of person who prefers
to see luck and the universe solely determine winning
and losing, blackjack is most definitely not your
game. On the other hand, if you're the type of person
who loves squeezing money out of the house with
strategy, then read on.
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