Casinos want you to believe that buying insurance is protecting your own hand. Learn what insurance really is and never look at it the same again.
Truth about Insurance
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- Section 1 – Card Counting Concepts
- Section 2 – Understand the Game
- Section 3 – The Importance of Rules
- Section 4 – Beating Blackjack: Basic Stategy
- Section 5 – Beating Blackjack: Card Counting
- Section 6 – Beating Blackjack: Deviations
- Section 7A – Beyond the Basics
- Section 7B – Beyond the Basics – General
- Section 8A – Advanced Blackjack – Cover and Team Play
- Section 8B – Advanced Blackjack Play – Casino Relations
- Section 9 – Advanced Blackjack – Beating the Game
My local casino offers “2 to 1″ Insurance. Does this make a difference?
2 to 1 insurance is the normal payout for an insurance bet… it is a great rule and will make your edge slightly better. Make sure and know when to use insurance by consulting our charts.
okay so say i were to receive a blackjack and the dealer gets an ace, is it beneficial to always take easy money or is it similar to insurance where one should only take insurance on a t.c of 3?
You would only take Even money with a true 3 or higher (even money and insurance are essentially the same thing when YOU have a blackjack).
SO can you only buy insurance when the dealer has an Ace up… or can you buy it for any hand… Insurance sounds like a sure bet to win, so why not take it
Insurance is only offered when the dealer is showing an Ace. It’s not necessarily a “sure bet” but when the True Count calls for it, we certainly have an advantage.