Good Blackjack Read (1 Viewer)

[shorticus]

Anyone have any good suggestions for a blackjack book? I’ve found myself hanging out waiting for a poker table or going to the casino with friends, and blackjack is kinda the universal language (most of my friends don’t play craps). I don’t want to be playing without some sense of logic because that bothers me a lot.

Please share anything you think could be helpful.

 

[ekricket]

IMHO if you are going to do a count of any kind you need to also keep track of the 5’s. They are more important than the aces I think. From the internets:

Credit for the A-to-5 Count goes to Michael Shackleford

Here’s the A-5 card counting strategy:

• Start the count from zero.
• For every five dealt, add 1 to the count.
• For every ace dealt, subtract 1 from the count.
• When the count hits +2 or more, bet the maximum.
• When the count is anything else but +2 or more, bet the minimum.

What is the idea of only tracking fives and aces? Well, obviously the amount of aces is going to dictate the amount of blackjacks you and the dealer are going to make. And once it’s more likely for a blackjack to come, the player benefits because blackjack pays 3:2 (read why you should never play 6:5 blackjack games). On the other hand, fives are good for the dealer because they help to make dealer’s otherwise weak hands strong.

It has been argued whether it’s worth it at all to use Ace-to-Five Count as you’ll only lower the house edge to a break-even point.