Blackjack

basic strategy chart wrong?

Been using the same printed basic strategy chart for years but lately I’m seeing different moves on some of the newer ones online. Like they say always hit 16 against a dealer 10 but now a few sites are saying surrender if possible, and eve…

caesars blackjack hand history missing the one where i hit 3 card 21

Logged in this morning to pull my blackjack hand histories and realized the round where I hit a 3 card 21 is nowhere in the list. It was one of those cool ones too, queen and a six, then pulled a five for the 21. I always save the fun hands…

Double after split?

Been playing blackjack on the ferry tables for years and I’m still not totally clear on what’s best after you split. When you split a pair, are you supposed to double down if you get something like an 8 or 9 on one of the new hands, or just…

played infinite blackjack and got same dealer 20 run like 6 hands straight

Just had one of the weirdest runs playing infinite blackjack online. Dealer pulled a 20 like six hands in a row. Same person dealing the whole time, felt like there was zero chance of getting a win unless I magically hit 21 myself. I'm used…

card counting online live?

so yeah, i get the argument that you can “count” cards on these crypto live blackjack tables since they use multiple decks and shuffle at certain points, just like brick-and-mortar. makes sense in theory, right? you see the cards, track the…

fanduel blackjack settled my push as loss then support asked for hand id

Blackjack push on a ten dollar hand, dealer didn’t have blackjack and we both showed twenty, but my bet went down as a loss. I reached out to support expecting a quick fix, but they told me to provide the hand ID. Thing is, I’m not exactly…

Surrender rule question

so i was playing at a local spot yesterday and i got dealt a 16 against the dealer’s 10, classic nightmare, right? i went for surrender because, you know, “sometimes losing less is a win” is my personal blackjack wisdom and the dealer looke…

blackjack bonus terms say no strategy play like what does that even mean

Reading the terms on some blackjack promos lately and they keep saying “no strategy play” or “no strategic betting patterns” allowed if you want to clear the bonus. What does that actually mean in practice? Like, is just hitting and standin…

Side bets worth it?

so i keep noticing how many folks are getting into side bets at the blackjack tables lately, and i’m wondering if it ever actually pays off for anyone long term. seems like everyone talks about the big payout moments, but i don’t see much c…

draftkings live blackjack table min jumped mid session and messed up my bonus max bet

Was playing some live blackjack earlier chasing a deposit bonus, grinding slow and steady. Out of nowhere the table minimum doubled while I was mid-session, which killed my rhythm and ended up making my next bet way over the promo’s max all…

dealer peeking weird

Had something happen last night that threw me off a bit. Was sitting at a table and the dealer started doing this sort of slow, sideways peek under the ten card instead of the normal quick check for blackjack. At first, I thought I was over…

casino says my blackjack play was low risk bonus abuse but i wasnt even hedging

so the casino support dropped this “low risk bonus abuse” line on me after a few blackjack sessions, but i didn’t even hedge bets or do anything funky like split the aces five times or table hop with my bonus. just your standard play, stick…

Insurance ever worth it?

always been curious if anyone here actually grabs insurance when the dealer shows ace. honestly, feels like just throwing a chip away, but i’ve heard some folks swear it saves their skin in the long run. my track record isn’t great… every t…

betmgm blackjack froze right after double down and balance updated wrong

Has anyone had their blackjack table freeze right after a double down? This just happened to me - clicked double, table stuck, then it refreshed and my balance jumped to a number that doesn't add up. Not sure if it took the double or just a…

splitting 10s bad?

Saw a guy at my table splitting 10s over and over, which is just wild to me. Dealer was showing a 5 or 6 most times, and he’d just split without thinking. I get wanting to pump up the action but from what I know about basic strategy, that's…

played perfect basic strategy and still got rinsed faster than slots somehow

Played about two hours of BJ last night, full-on basic strategy, checked charts, nothing wild or “gut feeling.” Somehow the losses just stacked up, faster than any slot session I’ve had in months. Kept my bets flat, didn’t chase, literally…

Soft 18 confusion

so everybody keeps saying soft 18 is a dealer trap but i don’t really get why people assume it’s some kind of easy call to always double or always hit. it’s like everyone ignores the actual cards the dealer shows. if you’re sitting there wi…

stake live blackjack voided my hand saying decision timed out but i clicked hit

So I was playing live blackjack and the hand just got voided out of nowhere. It said "decision timed out" but I 100% clicked hit before the timer ran out. Like, I double-checked because I’ve had slow WiFi mess with me before, but the button…

dealer 21 again lol

dealer hit 21 three hands in a row on me last night. i get it, that's how the numbers shake out sometimes, but man, when it happens back to back like that it just feels personal. i had solid hands too, not even chasing. feels like i'm just…