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Stump them at blackjack15 April 2017
QUESTION: For every 100 hands that you play, using proper basic strategy, how many will you bust? ANSWER: You will bust about 16 hands on average out of every 100 hands played, using proper basic strategy. QUESTION: What is the more profitable hand for a blackjack player, a two-card hand that totals 11 or a pair of aces? ANSWER: The 11 is more profitable. It has an average net expectation of +0.176, whereas the pair of aces is +0.160. QUESTION: What was the name of the famous flamboyant professional blackjack card counter who was interviewed by Harry Reasoner on the TV show “60 Minutes”? ANSWER: In 1961 Kenny Uston appeared on “60 minutes,” and he was the first player to demonstrate on national TV how card counting works. QUESTION: If the dealer has an ace up card, what is the chance she will have a 10 in the hole for a blackjack? ANSWER: The dealer will have the 10 roughly 31% of the time (that’s about four times out of 13). QUESTION: You can overcome the casino’s edge in blackjack by using a progressive betting system. True or false? ANSWER: False. Progressive betting systems will not alter your long-term expectation in blackjack. QUESTION: Who invented the first personal blackjack computer, and what were the names of his famous computers? ANSWER: Keith Taft invented the blackjack computer. His second-generation computer was named “George.” (It was smaller and it had more memory than his original brass computer.) George also used a vibrating signal, like a buzzer, rather than the LED lights housed in the player’s eyeglasses to transmit the strategy information to the player. Taft’s third-generation blackjack computer, which contained updated software, was named “David,” and it was sold to other blackjack players for $1,000. QUESTION: Who invented blackjack team play? ANSWER: Al Francesco (aka Frank Schipani, Frank Salerno) invented the concept of blackjack team play. With his ingenious ideas, Al and his teams were able to use card-counting strategies to win millions of dollars at blackjack without being detected by the casinos. QUESTION: You will win 50% of your blackjack hands. True or false? ANSWER: False. If you ignore the 9% of the hands that tie, you can expect to win about 48% of the hands dealt to you. QUESTION: Blackjack card counting is illegal. True or false? ANSWER: False. There is nothing illegal about using your brain when you play blackjack. QUESTION: If the dealer hits soft 17 in a six-deck game, you have a better chance of winning with a two-card total of hard twelve versus a dealer’s up card of two, than you do with a two-card hard total of 12 versus a dealer’s up card of three. True or false? ANSWER: False. Against a 2, your expected value is -0.25, and against a 3 it’s -0.23. QUESTION: The exploits of a famous blackjack card counting team were recently made into a movie (“21”). What was the name of this team? ANSWER: MIT Team. The team was made up of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, better known as MIT. QUESTION: Where is the Blackjack Ball held every year, and who hosts it? ANSWER: The Blackjack Ball is a gathering of blackjack experts, authors and professional players who meet every year at a secret location. The host is Max Rubin. QUESTION: Which casino houses the Blackjack Hall of Fame? ANSWER: Barona Casino in San Diego. Henry Tamburin, Ph.D. is the editor of the Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter (www.bjinsider.com) and host of smartgaming.com. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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