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Originally Posted by USFMD82
Ill look into that system, I'm curious what you mean by being aggressive if your playing by basic strategy aren't you just playing by memory or do you stray from the strategy and Double down on other cards than the Basic Strategy (lol I just realized BS :) ) ?
Daws, good to hear your still up, i am up about 3X my original deposit, I cant find a video BJ table (or real life for that matter) that has a surrender option in my local casino. I go to Vegas in November, ill have to figure out if I wanna do tables or video, I know the higher the limit the less people I need to contend with.
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Well, I'm very rigid when it comes to using BS (ex. I always hit a 12 against a 2 and I always hit a 16 against a 7...you see a LOT of people at casinos, who play BS, p--sy out on those two hands a lot and don't take a card)
BUT....I will mess around with the doubles and splits sometimes. For instance, if I have a 10 or 11 and the dealer is showing an ace (but does not have the BJ) I routinely double down. I believe BS says to just hit against an ace, but I'm not 100% positive.
I will also split 2s against pretty much anything but a face card (I don't believe BS says to split 2s against a 7, 8, 9 or ace). I mean I LOVE 2s.
Another example of "aggressive" doubling would be to double a soft 18 against a 7.
But again though, a lot of it will depend on the dynamics of the table. How I'm doing against a particular dealer will really dictate how aggressive I am. If a dealer is simply not busting (I've seen shoes where the dealer doesn't bust at all or only busts once...brutal) I will tend to play a little more conservatively.
Oh...I should mention that I *rarely* surrender (my local casino has that option). That's just a personal thing, though. Also, I *will* play insurance if I have a winning hand (If I have a 20 and the dealer has an ace, I'll usually insure that)