Blackjack, double or not?

**darren222** · 12th January 2009, 08:15 AM

Having a bit off fun tonight playing bj from a £20 stake, got from 20 all the way too 228,,,,,,

So bet the 28, dealt an awful hand, had too hit bust.....

tilting from that, for whatever reason. £100 dealt 7,3 vs dealers 7. Now SURELY i must double down here?

I do not exactly specialise in BJ, in fact im in whole different sector of the industry. But in my mind, having attempted holdem and PLO in the past i believe i am reasonable with odds. An extra £400 woulda came in right and handy this week or even £200 for that matter. Lets just say my car needs MOT'd taxed and re insured, I AM 19 and therefore, even though ive legally been driving a vehicle for 3 years with no incdents they still do not take notice. (ignore the fact that i still havnt sent away for my actual license now and am still technically driving, legitimately on a provisional) Yes i am a lazy cnut.

I know, when i do send it in now im probably getting hit with;

Dear sir/madam;

As you're certificate of approval of competent driving has now expired, you will need too resit your test on x/xx/2009..... DVLA require you to resit your driving test again and pay the subsequent fee as since you cannot be arsed to sign on the dole you must be loaded etc. (art9.2)

**aaron1005** · 12th January 2009, 03:26 PM

Specialise in BJ?
Anyone who can add up is a specialist on BJ for goodness sake!

**5bellys** · 13th January 2009, 05:42 PM

what a waste of time, what was the question i forgot after i read all that all bull s##t.

**darren222** · 14th January 2009, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by 5bellys

what a waste of time, what was the question i forgot after i read all that all bull s##t.

Apologies, i cant even make sense of it my self. Was absolutely steeming

**Rich Ghost** · 15th January 2009, 02:37 PM

fwiw i wouldnt double there. In my limited experience of BJ i would only double down if dealer showing 6 or less then if you get a blank (2-6) he is definately taking a card. I donked a bit on this last summer when i was tilting, stay away its shit!

The bottom line you will never profit long run. And saying its ok to play a little bit for fun is a bad idea too. If you fancy playing some cards for fun, sit at a cash table or fire up a sng/mtt, miles more fun and 100% fair (except riverstars lol). teh exception to this is maybe playing at a casino once in a blue moon, meh, still a shit game lol.

**ricarte** · 28th January 2009, 05:50 AM

Yes you should have doubled - the odds were in your favor given a fair game.

Not sure if the car payment got much to do with it though. One could argue it from a risk perspective but I suspect such a discussion is beyond the scope of this thread.