August 2011 - Blackjack Apprenticeship

Archive: Aug 2011

  1. Split Double Destroy – Asking Made All The Difference

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    I was at a casino recently that didn’t offer surrender—not in the reports, not in the posted rules, not in the signage. Nevertheless, at my first 16 against a dealer’s face card I asked if I could surrender it and get half of my bet back. The dealer shrugged. The pit boss shrugged. Then he said, “Okay.” (more…)