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Fred Renzey Gaming Guru - Page 19 Figuring Your Pot Odds in Split-Pot Games11 October 2003
Whenever you're considering your pot odds to determine whether to continue playing your poker hand, you're probably not in the lead. Believe it or not, there's a certain advantage in that. The advantage is if you don't improve, you usually won't have to call a bet at the river. As a result, when ... (read more)
Make Profitable Double Downs on Your Neighbor's Hand27 September 2003
A couple of weeks ago we discussed how to play your blackjack pairs above and beyond basic strategy by thinking outside the box. Pairs aren't the only hands that afford you the opportunity to make a little extra dough from places you never thought of.
Here's a blackjack scenario that I know you've seen many times. ... (read more)
Squeeze Something Extra Out of Your Blackjack Pair Splits13 September 2003
My friend Easy Eddie has his basic strategy down cold. He hits when he's supposed to, he doubles when he's supposed to, and he splits all the right pairs. I guess he's taken his game as far as it can go without becoming a card counter. Or has he?
Actually, plain vanilla basic strategy players can still ... (read more)
Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot at the Blackjack Table30 August 2003
There were three of us at a six-deck blackjack table. I was at third base. The player between us had a pair of 4s against the dealer's 6. He looked over to his friend at first base as he started to shove a second bet out and said, "Should I?" "Of course!" came the answer. So the player completed his motion and then held out two fingers, indicating a split. ... (read more)
Grading Blackjack Players by How They Play Soft 1816 August 2003
Blackjack players range in skill from strong to weak, but most are on the weak side. Of the 340 different hand situations you can be dealt in this game, the average veteran will consistently misplay between 30 and 60 of them. Those mistakes can triple or even quadruple the natural house edge that the casino has over the players. ... (read more)
Surrender Option Is One Gimmick That Works for the Player21 July 2003
I just returned from a weeklong vacation in Vegas. While there, I played
blackjack at nine casinos: Mandalay Bay, the Palms, Monte Carlo,
Aladdin, Paris, Bally's, the Flamingo, Bellagio and Caesars Palace. One
thing these casinos had in common was that they all offered the ... (read more)
Most Blackjack Players Don't Understand the Odds14 July 2003
Today I want to give an illustration of how most people shoot themselves
in the foot by misinterpreting the odds while playing blackjack. Suppose
you walk up to a table where the dealer has just finished shuffling her
six decks. You take a seat at third base and put a bet up on each of two
spots. ... (read more)
A Well-Placed Semi-Bluff Wins a Big 7-Stud Pot30 June 2003
Many people who are only casually familiar with poker assume that
bluffing is the key to winning. This impression has been falsely
instilled in their minds by dramatic bluffing scenes in Hollywood movies
about poker. In reality, to win at poker you simply need to "have the
goods" about 95% of the time. ... (read more)
The "10s Follow 10s" Theory21 June 2003
A fellow who purchased my new Blackjack Bluebook II wrote me a
letter. He wanted to know why the book didn't mention anything about
"card clumping" and how to play such clumps. This fellow is nearly 80
years old and said he's been seeing the cards come out in clumps for
decades. ... (read more)
How's Your Poker Opponent Doing in the Game?24 May 2003
A prime reason why poker is such a mentally challenging game is because
your opponents can play their hands any way they please. In blackjack,
you never have to worry that the dealer might decide to stand with 15
against your 14 if he happens to have a 10 underneath his 5 showing. ... (read more)
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