For all you BlackJack Aficianados

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I was told once (by someone who should know) that if you lose three consecutive hands in a row on any shoe you should take a bathroom break and come back in time for the shuffle to start over. Statistically, it's impossible to win on that shoe if you lose three in a row. Whether or not this is true or not remains to be seen, but it always made better sense to go tap a kidney than to sit there and continue to tap your bankroll on a negative trend.

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I've lost 19 in a row before. After 3 loses in a row I bet table minimum until I win a hand no matter what the count is. I prefer to play BJ heads up with the dealer or one other player, which makes the volatility higher than playing at full tables.


If you're thinking of a reverse progression system don't do it with blackjack, Baccarat is a better choice. What are you going to do if you lose 13 hands and on the 14th you get a pair of 8's that you have to split and maybe double down on up to 4 times? Whatever you max bet is going to be in Blackjack you have to have enough money in reserve to correctly play a hand where you have to split, resplit and double down.