Side bet variance brutal
been doing a deep dive on blackjack side bets lately and honestly the swings are wild. one minute you hit two big suited trips and feel like a genius, next hundred hands you’re just feeding the pit. i know variance is king with these, but it feels worse than spinning a slot sometimes. i keep running the math but can’t convince myself there’s any strategy beyond flat betting if you’re going for these at all.
does anyone here just stick to the main game to keep variance in check, or do you work these in on certain shoe counts or seat positions? i’m still on the fence but kind of addicted to chasing those weird payouts.
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Seat talk is mostly noise to me, but yeah, side bets are pure bankroll sandpaper!!! I stick to the main game and treat the rest like chasing inside straights in poker, cute till it isn’t
Inside straights is generous. Side bets feel more like roulette outside bets with worse manners