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An example of a basic strategy is shown in the table below, which applies to a game with the following specifications: [15] National Problem Gambling Helpline – Phone line and mobile text and chat services. Available in all 50 states, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. 1-800-522-4700 This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Player initial hand plus dealer's card makes a flush, straight, or three-of-a-kind poker hand ("21+3")

Hit - When you hit, you will be dealt another card. Input the card you've been dealt into the calculator to find out the next move.Why? Introduces the very popular Hi-Opt I and Hi-Opt II card counting systems. The Hi-Opt counts did not assign a value to the Ace, thus requiring that they be side-counted. Lance Humbleand Carl Cooper. Once you learn this chart you will have to learn additional rules and deviations that relate to the specific rules of the games you will be playing. The better you learn basic strategy the easier it will be to transition to the other rules-specific charts. The Doctrine of Chances. Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling, Stewart Ethier, 2010, ISBN 978-3-540-78782-2, doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-78783-9, 643–687 If the dealer goes bust, all players who are left in the game win. Otherwise players with higher point totals than the dealer win, while players with lower totals than the dealer lose. For those with the same total as the dealer the result is a push: their stake is returned to them and they neither win nor lose. If you can't find the rules then assume Surrenders are NOT allowed and the Dealer will STAND on Soft 17 (this will almost always be the case).

You can read about all of this and more in Scarne’s New Complete Guide to Gambling, which includes all kinds of valuable information on rules, advice, instructions, and strategy. It also covers all sorts of games and sporting events, so no matter what kind of betting you’re into, you’re sure to learn something. 4. Roll The Bones: The History of Gambling – David G Schwartz As someone who knew the industry inside out, and even consulted governments on their gambling strategies, Scarne also played his fair share of games and met some interesting people along the way. With this kind of experience, you can imagine that this author has many relevant and interesting stories to share! The insurance wager equals your original bet and is used to cancel out the likely loss of this bet. A winning insurance bet will be paid at odds of 2:1, and since you lose your original bet, you'll break even on the hand. Strategy guides tend to advice against taking insurance. SurrenderBeat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One, Edward O. Thorp, 1966, ISBN 978-0-394-70310-7 What is basic strategy based on? Didn’t the casinos write “the book”? How can we trust basic strategy?