West opened the bidding with a two, and North aggressively bid three. East contemplated a Nil, but the spade King and nine were deterrents, and the club suit was very suspect. As the cards lie, Nil can be made only by very poor defense. South stretched for a five bid, as the opportunity to close out the game with eighty points was just too difficult to resist.
West led the club deuce, followed by the Jack, King and South’s Ace. Now South led his singleton diamond, and West played the King, while North covered with the Ace. (East followed with his spot card.) North continued with the diamond three, as East very cleverly discarded a low HEART, and South ruffed with the trump three, as West disgustingly pitched the Jack. The three of clubs was placed on the table which North trumped with the deuce (West tossed a low diamond). Another low diamond followed, and East once again disdained trumping, as he unloaded another heart! South gurgled gleefully as he ruffed with his seven, and West followed with his seven. “Far out” proclaimed South, and he played another low club, as West discarded his lowest heart, and North trumped with the four. The diamond eight drew a small heart discard by East and a ruff with South’s eight, while West followed. A low club lead by South allowed West to unload another low heart and North now ruffed with he ten, as East played the ten.
Now the moment of truth had arrived. North/South had already scored seven tricks, and the lead of North’s last diamond threatened to let the spade Queen win “en passant’ (an extremely beautiful play!) Instead, East rose with the King of spades, and a dumfounded South discarded the heart Jack, as West released his last diamond. The spade six was now played, and the Queen was gobbled up by the Ace as North’s Jack also fell! Whoops! The spade five was trotted out, and it went to East’s nine — the Master trump. All of the remaining clubs were good, and down went the eight bid. This was a really wild defense, but there is a lot of analysis here.
Do you see where North/South went astray?
The hand clearly called for a cross-ruff, BUT one detail needed attention. This theme often is seen in the game of Bridge, but rarely in Spades. Basically, if you hold a side suit of three cards or less with two winners (e.g. the Ace-King), it is a wise idea to CASH THE SIDE SUIT WINNERS FIRST AND THEN PROCEED WITH THE CROSS-RUFE
East was very careful to discard his heart suit low cards on North’s diamond leads — which allowed him the opportunity to ruff hearts if this suit was led. Had South paused to cash the Ace-King of Hearts BEFORE proceeding with the cross-ruff, it would have given him two more vital tricks. Given the fact that he held only three hearts, the odds were favorable of scoring two tricks.
When this hand was first played (in Worldplay), the post-mortems were quite intense! I was kibitzing this hand, and was quite impressed with the analysis presented by the North player. then I spotted the line of defense which could have succeeded.
Had South taken his top hearts and then tried for a club ruff, West had an opportunity to resort to an alternative defense. The second club lead (by South) is ruffed with the Ace! North is now forced to discard a side suit. The spade five would be led, followed by a low spot by North, and the KING by East. The nine of spades would then deprive North/South of two more ruffs. Finally, the minor suit winners into he East/West hands set the contract. The repeated leads of trump have been the antidote for hands which have a distinct cross-ruffing pattern.
How many West players could find such a defense?
Sometimes the most interesting plays are those which are never made in the heat of battle!
There are serious professional gamblers and there are the "i just want to have fun" type of gamblers. Either way, the outcome of such endeavors are usually either you win or you lose. Playing in a land based casino is a nice experience when you are in a group, and just want to have fun. The gambling is less serious, and you are there to watch a show, or take advantage of the comps that the casino gives out. The food of course is fantastic, and for VIPs there is nothing better than to be served the best food around for free.
The annoying thing about playing in a land based casino is the noise and all the distractions that goes on around you. And for serious players, it takes more focus for you to play at the level you want. That is the reason why some people likes playing in online casinos. Some online casinos like 888, Casino Tropez, and the others have nice graphics that makes the whole experience of playing online pleasurable.
In online casinos, you play in the comfort of your own home. There are no distractions. You and your computer is all that is there. You can stop anytime you want. You can get up and get something to drink or eat and the game waits for you. There are no people bothering you or hitting you for some money. Why is this important you might ask? Because game play for serious players means no distractions.
Whether you're playing slots, poker, blackjack or baccarat or whatever game from the dozens of game available online, the benefit is being able to play in the comfort of your home. There are no distractions, and the number of hands being dealt per hour depends on you, unlike in a land based casino, where it may take forever especially if the players are winning.
I have been involved in casino games for
many years and believe me I am really having fun here I want to tell the newbie
how to learn Hi-Lo.
The best way to learn Hi-Lo is to take a standard deck and flip through the cards one at a time until the value of each denomination becomes automatic. Fortunately, this is not too difficult after a little bit of practice. Remember, you don't have to differentiate for any of the four suits-the 5 of spades counts exactly the same as the 5 of diamonds.
Once you feel comfortable with that task, you can start keeping a running count (hereafter called RC) of all cards in the deck. This is done by starting off with a count of zero. As you flip through the deck, add or subtract the respective values of each card to your overall tally, or RC. After polishing off all fifty-two cards, you should be back at zero.
Another trick pros use is to never call negative numbers "negative 1" or "minus 1." It is much quicker to refer to them as "mi I." Mi is short for minus. This may sound like a silly modification, but it really speeds up your counting. Another thing experts never do is refer to positive numbers as "positive 5." They would simply be 5.
This also streamlines and simplifies the counting process, although I will use the plus signs in this book to avoid any confusion while you're still learning the material.
Next, go through the deck two cards at a time. This may sound more difficult but is actually much easier. The reason is that many card combinations will cancel each other out in Hi- Lo. Here are several examples of cancellation at work.
All of the two-card combos shown above can essentially be ignored when counting since their total value is zero. Once you become acquainted with this fact, you often don't need to add or subtract each card, which is why many consider Hi-Lo such a breeze to learn.
For now, don't worry about your speed-the only thing important at this juncture is accuracy, which can be tested by removing one unseen card from the deck before you begin your count. When you're done, turn over the hidden card and see if it matches your count. For instance, if you ended up with a RC of minus 1, the last card (the one you had set aside) has to be a small card in order to bring the overall count back to zero. If it was any other card, then you made an error (or two) somewhere along the way.
Once you get to the point at which you can predict the last card correctly most of the time, it's safe to move on to your next assignment-speed. This drill is done exactly the same way-you flip over two cards at a time through a fifty-two-card deck, except now you're pushing yourself like a racehorse down the homestretch at Belmont, trying to coax out every ounce of speed.
Don't even bother timing your first efforts-it might be too discouraging. But before long, you should start feeling more in rhythm with the flow of the cards. At that point you're ready to dust off the old stopwatch from your track days and start recording your times. The ballpark goal most people shoot for is twenty-five seconds.
People play casino games in order to earn huge cash and in real quick time too in place of that they are willing to take any amount of risk against their hard earned cash as they know if only once their luck is on their side they can fulfill all their dreams. I’ve been playing casino games for almost two decades and I am really having a great time. Well let me tell you about some of the rare options that benefit players.
Surrender is one of those rare options that benefit players rather than the house. It is not all that common a rule, but is offered at many of the bigger casinos around the world. It allows players to throw in (or surrender) their first two cards (in exchange for losing half their bet). This helps immensely on those nights when it seems like every other hand is a stiff.
Though it is a good rule, it's often bungled by most of the goofballs who have no idea when to throw in their hand. The mathematics are actually quite simple-you surrender when you expect to win less than one out of four hands. It's possible some people misunderstand the principle of giving up 50 percent of your bet and think they need to apply it to any hand that has less than a 50 per cent chance of winning. This certainly is far from the case.
Here is the correct strategy for surrender in a six-deck shoe. The code for all basic strategy charts is as follows:
There are two options listed because surrender takes precedence. If the rules allow it, you would surrender first. If not, then you would hit. Also on some hands, the correct play might be to double or surrender on your original two cards, but the correct play becomes hit when you have a three-card (or more) hand since those other options are no longer available.
The actual gain from surrender is fairly small (about 0.06 percent), so it doesn't seem like adding this knowledge to your growing arsenal is very important. But surrender has other benefits. It can greatly reduce fluctuation, especially on those days when bust is your middle name. Also, it goes from being a marginal rule to a tremendous one when card counting is added to the equation. A skilled player who knows the rough composition of the remaining cards can utilize the full power of the surrender rule and add immensely to his bottom line.
HARD HANDS
Whether to hit or stand is the most common decision confronting blackjack players. The vast majority of hands fall into this category. Approximately 85 percent of the money you lose at the table comes from being dealt hard 12-17 as your starting hands. So it is critical that these frequently occurring combinations are played correctly. Yet some gamblers playas if they're in Disney's theme park ride Pirates of the Caribbean-every hand is an adventure. They pick up their cards, hesitate for a momeryt, then grit their teeth and hang on for the ride.
It doesn't have to be like this. Ignorance and incompetence don't need to go hand in hand with gambling. The chart on page 29 shows the exact way to play each and every blackjack hand you will ever receive, and most of it is not that different from the Microwave strategy.
For example, playing the hard hands is nearly identical. You still stand anytime your total is 1 7 or above and hit all your stiffs (12-16) whenever you find yourself facing 7-ace. The general the¬ory here is that the dealer is often pat (has a total of 17 or greater) when showing a big up card and the best course of action is to hit or surrender stiffs to reduce your losses.
However, remember to distinguish between hard
hands and pairs. For example, two 7s should be played differently than a hard
14, and the correct strategy for splitting will be explained shortly.
Here is a summary of the hard-hand strategy in chart form.
When the dealer is a little kinder and shows a 2-6 as her upcard, the philosophy is reversed. It's almost always best to tuck your sorry-looking stiff under your chips and hope the dealer busts out. The only difference here comes when you have a 12 and the dealer has a 2 or a 3 showing. The correct play is to hit on totals of hard 12 or less and stand on hard 13 or more, which is a minor change from the Microwave version.
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Every time I went in there I thought back to the first time he showed me the blackjack move. Once in a while I took a handful of the Tropicana chips still in the rack and nostalgically practiced. I made Joe promise he'd leave me that table and chips in the event he ever died or retired. He said that in the event of his death the table and chips were going with him. However, in retirement he would consider it.
I had been gleaning the automobile section in the classifieds, looking for a second-hand Jaguar convertible. I had always loved the Jaguar's sleek looks, and was determined to own one despite its less than-par mechanical reputation. I couldn't find the cherry I wanted in Vegas, so I began searching the out-of-town classifieds at the library. In the Los Angeles Times a dozen Jags seemed interesting. I made a list, called the owners, and set up appointments. Joe and I drove out in his new Corvette and spent the weekend looking at Jaguars. On the way, he was bitching that my itinerary was not very well organized.
"Where's your map?" he was asking. "You have to document each appointment you make and mark the precise corresponding location on your map." To shut him up I bought a road map of Los Angeles when we stopped off at the halfway point in Barstow.
The 1974 XKE long-nosed convertible I bought in Pasadena for $12,000 was silver with red pinstriping, a real beauty. Driving it back to Vegas on the interstate, with the cool breeze whipping up my hair as I looked approvingly at myself in the rearview mirror, I thought how nice it was to finally have something courtesy of the casinos, and about how much things had changed since I'd first arrived in Las Vegas two years before. I had gone from sleeping underneath the interstate to cruising it in a convertible Jag.
