The hand signals in blackjack will be different if you are playing a game where the cards are dealt facing up or facing down.

When you are playing a face up blackjack game here are some tips you can follow to signal the dealer what you want to do:

• Point at your cards if you like another card or a hit
• If you feel like standing then wave you hands over your cards, parallel to the game table
• If you want to split your card or maybe double down, place your 2^nd bet just near your original bet and never atop your original bet

Let’s say you are playing a face down Blackjack, here are some common signals you need to learn:

• Lightly scrape your cards on the table if you want a hit
• Place your cards under your bet and the dealer will understand that you want to stand
• Doubling down or splitting? Turn the hand face up and then put your 2^nd bet near your original bet

Click on the video below to learn how it is properly done.

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The “If win, press your bets. If you lose, bet less.” is basicly playing the Parlay system.

More info on these betting systems can be found in my post titled “Blackjack Betting Systems: a Method to my Madness“.

Good luck at the tables!

I’ll keep you posted of how I do NOT playing — I hope I can post here again in January telling you I’m still “clean”.

Pray for me, will you?

I suppose I haven’t conquered my gambling addiction just yet. I only played 5 days, but the days I played — were hefty…

Hang in there with me.

Blackjack is an all-time favorite poker game that involves using 52 cards, betting, and so forth. In order to win at blackjack or 21, players often take time to choose the best tables fit for their level of expertise.

By choosing the right table, the player can join in the games without getting in too deep. In other words, an expert player will join the expert tables rather than the beginner tables so that he fits into the structure of his or her knowledge and expertise well.

Most professional players buy chips ahead of game play so that the player does not have to stop and buy chips throughout the game.

Once the player chooses the most fitting table to sit in on blackjack, and purchases his or her chips, the player then considers betting. The bets are usually considered based on what the other players around the tables are holding. For instance, if one player has a king face up, and another card down, the other player considers the king. The player could very well be holding an Ace in his hand facing down. Bet wisely by considering the face cards on the table.

Cash in is considered as well as the premises of the game. Card value, how the cards are dealt, how the dealer plays, hits, stands, double down, split pairs, and other notions are considered during blackjack rounds.

The overall objective of blackjack is to create a 21 hand. Anyone with 21 (E.g. Ace and King = 21) wins the game. However, if the dealer has 21, and another player has 21, then the player must replay the dealer to see who wins the game.

Pretty pic too!

I have allowed ONE exception — I’m allowed to keep playing if the deck is hot, but quit when it drops below my collercount.

Wish me luck everyone!

I realize it’s minimal, but at least we’re not $5000 behind…

Wish me luck for May!

Down a couple grand for April and only had a couple winning sessions early in the month.

Planning a couple days outside the country, hope they don’t have casinos in Valencia.