Archive for January 28th, 2010

What Will Come of Chemin de Fer Counting Cards

Posted in Blackjack on 01/28/2010 08:21 pm by Royce
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The question being asked at this time is what will be the outlook of card counters in Blackjack. are the times of counting cards over? Most believe so.

Automatic shuffle machines are being used in casinos today which makes shuffle tracking or card counting futile. The land based betting houses are going to place shuffle machines at the tables.

It is believed that in places like atlantic city, video cameras are being used to monitor the skill of the players and intelligent twenty-one tables that monitors gamblers hands and schemes utilizing magnetic chips.

The gambling control board in Nevada, an group that ensures fair gambling decided that betting houses may not adjust the games in a manner that would change the frequency of the pay outs. Since then, many Nevada casinos train their dealers to card count and shuffle as they please, also almost all of the betting houses retain information of card counters, this information consists of names and photos to keep them out of the game.

So what will be the future of this black jack "war"? is it just beginning or will it before long reach a resolution? Regardless of all their most recent computers, political and monetary affects, I have reason to believe there is still a hope for a happy ending. With more than 25 states in the US allowing blackjack games, there are more money making prospects for card counters than back in the good old days.

 

The History of Black Jack

Posted in Blackjack on 01/28/2010 06:22 pm by Royce

The game of chemin de fer was brought to the U.S. in the 1800’s but it wasn’t until the middle of the 20th century that a strategy was created to defeat the casino in black jack. This article is going to take a swift look at the creation of that technique, Counting Cards.

When betting was legalized in Nevada in ‘34, twenty-one screamed into universal appeal and was commonly bet on with one or two decks of cards. Roger Baldwin published a paper in 1956 which described how to lower the casino advantage based on odds and stats which was quite confusing for gamblers who were not mathematicians.

In 1962, Dr. Edward O. Thorp used an IBM 704 computer to better the mathematical strategy in Baldwin’s dissertation and also created the 1st strategies for card counting. Dr. Ed Thorp authored a tome called "Beat the Dealer" which illustrated card counting techniques and the tactics for reducing the house advantage.

This created a huge growth in Blackjack competitors at the US betting houses who were attempting to implement Dr. Ed Thorp’s techniques, much to the bewilderment of the casinos. The strategy was not easy to understand and hard to execute and therefore expanded the profits for the casinos as more and more folks took to gambling on Blackjack.

However this huge increase in earnings was not to continue as the gamblers became more sophisticated and more cultivated and the system was further refined. In the 80’s a group of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology made counting cards a part of the regular vocabulary. Since then the casinos have developed countless methods to thwart card counters including but not limited to, more than one deck, shoes, shuffle machines, and gossip has it, sophisticated computer software to observe actions and identify "cheaters". While not illegal being discovered counting cards will get you barred from the majority of brick and mortar casinos in Las Vegas.

 

21

Posted in Blackjack on 01/28/2010 01:21 am by Royce
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Chemin de Fer also called twenty one is possibly the most popular games wagered on on betting house tables. The game uses 1, two, 4, six, and eight decks of cards. A dealer holds and deals the cards in individual and 2 deck games, more than two deck games are often dealt out of a box like device, referred to as a "shoe."

The card game is based on simple mathematical calculations. If the sum of the player’s cards is greater than the croupier’s cards without exceeding twenty-one the competitor wins. On the other hand if a competitor’s hand exceeds twenty-one that is referred to as a "bust" and they immediately lose.

In one and two deck games games, the cards are kept facing down. The players are able to pick up the cards, while in the ’shoe games’, gamblers aren’t permitted to touch the cards that are face up to him.

21 is a game based on dependent events, wherein bigger cards remaining in the deck give the advantage to the player and the smaller denominations favor the dealer. The thrill of the game is in the shifting of advantages back and forth from gamblers to croupiers.

Since the gambler has the advantage to take action 1st, the player has the option to stand on a hand that could go over 21. However if the player and the dealer both bust, the player still loses. Thus players are advised to learn to play their hands correctly and ensure the best result, which is based on the mathematical plan.

The card game of chemin de fer is very easy to understand and even includes the use of a basic strategy guide at the table for reference, and thus with a bit of effort the competitors can make precise decisions.