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Correction made in Blackjack Strategy Engine!

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:05:34 +0000

Thanks to an attentive Blackjack Basic Strategy Engine user from Russia, I was notified today about a minor error in the charts it delivers. The many rule settings for the engine means that there are hundreds of possible charts that can be generated. The mistake appeared on only 3 of the possible charts, as you had to choose 1 Deck, Double After Split, Early Surrender, and No Peek to see the problem.

With those settings, the Engine’s chart for (8,8) vs dealer Ten showed that you should hit, when you should surrender instead. This error only appeared for the very specific settings mentioned.

As always when I mention any rule choices that include Early Surrender, I must take a moment to point out that Early Surrender is quite rare. In almost all cases, you should be choosing Late Surrender instead. The difference? Early Surrender means that you can surrender even if the dealer ends up with blackjack. With the far more common Late Surrender rule, you cannot surrender until after the dealer has checked for blackjack.

The Engine has been updated to include the correction, and we’re back to delivering the most free strategy information of any site in the world. Chart on!

Freeware Blackjack Combinatorial Analysis Software

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:05:46 +0000

BlackjackInfo is proud to be the host for a very nice addition to the toolkit of the blackjack community.

MGP’s BJCA is now available as freeware: “MGP” is the username of a blackjack enthusiast and talented coder that is a member of our community here. “BJCA” stands for Blackjack Combinatorial Analyzer.

This free software for the Microsoft Windows platform will let you analyze just about any blackjack rule set you can imagine. It offers extensive support for specialized bonus rules. You can calculate optimal strategies for any game, and examine a ton of detail about the expected values and effect of removal of cards.

I’ve been a user of this “underground” software for several years, and I’m happy to see it now available to everyone.

Check it out, along with a short synopsis of what combinatorial analysis is all about, here:
MGP’s Blackjack Combinatorial Analyzer

Online Blackjack – the easiest way to get into action!

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:05:17 +0000

If you are new to Online Gambling, you should try your hand on online blackjack as it is very easy to learn as compared to other games. In this you need to apply lot of your brain to understand what strategies other players would be adapting. The luck only matters a little factor in this [...]

Personal thoughts about why I chose online Blackjack.

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:05:17 +0000

They say that if you can count the cards you can play Blackjack easily. So, if you trying this game on the internet, you can always have an edge. This is because of the reason that you can run the software simultaneously with the game to help you in choosing your moves.
The major advantage [...]

Play Blackjack online – it’s easy and fun!

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:05:17 +0000

If you interested in going for some gambling, you can even put some money into the pot sitting at your home. Now, there are many websites that are offering its customers to play Online Blackjack. This is the game where you can earn large amount of money by the perfect blend of your intelligence and [...]

Blackjack Terminology.

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:05:16 +0000

All Blackjack players know standard Blackjack rules, but not many players know its terminology. Below we tried to collect all the most common used terms for blackjack. These terms are suitable both for online Blackjack and Live Blackjack.
Blackjack – the top combination in the game. Blackjack occur when two cards are dealt: one of these [...]

Learn how to use Blackjack betting systems.

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:05:16 +0000

As you may see, there are many betting systems and strategies describing how players should act when they are at the playing tables. I could be possible that there are as many systems as people who play Blackjack. This game is not similar to keno or video slots (obviously, all these games are out of [...]

Splitting Pairs on Blackjack – Yes or No?

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:02:41 +0000

When you are on Blackjack game here is one of available options for you: split your pair. In this article we will try to give an answer on question about why actually players decide to split pair and does it really make sense to do this.
To start with, let us to make it clear what [...]

6 Reasons why to play Blackjack online.

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:02:41 +0000

Not seeing where you are playing, with live dealer or online, the main goal of the game stays the same: win some money from online casino. But there are many differences between playing online Blackjack and playing blackjack with the live dealer. In our article we are trying to show you all pros of playing [...]

Hitting or not “Soft 17” – what’s the right decision?

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:02:40 +0000

According to basic blackjack strategy, players have to hit “Soft 17” every time they get it. But vast majority of players usually don’t do this, mostly because they think that at least they could make “push” with the dealer. Below is the mathematical explanation why players should hit a “Soft 17”.
Stand.
To begin with, 17 is [...]