Blackjack's Golden Rule

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The golden rule of blackjack is to always assume the dealer's face-down card is a 10. Because 10-value cards (10, Jack, Queen, King) make up nearly 31% of a standard deck, this mathematical assumption drives the core logic behind basic strategy for hitting, standing, and doubling down.
 
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elflake said:
The golden rule of blackjack is to always assume the dealer's face-down card is a 10. Because 10-value cards (10, Jack, Queen, King) make up nearly 31% of a standard deck, this mathematical assumption drives the core logic behind basic strategy for hitting, standing, and doubling down.
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Sadly , that info has not helped my brass results when I play blackjack ...... I still can't win !
 
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elflake said:
The golden rule of blackjack is to always assume the dealer's face-down card is a 10. Because 10-value cards (10, Jack, Queen, King) make up nearly 31% of a standard deck, this mathematical assumption drives the core logic behind basic strategy for hitting, standing, and doubling down.
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Always assume that ur gonna lose long term :)
 
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An interesting rule. It can probably give us a certain effect. But to say for sure, you need to try everything yourself.
 
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elflake said:
The golden rule of blackjack is to always assume the dealer's face-down card is a 10. Because 10-value cards (10, Jack, Queen, King) make up nearly 31% of a standard deck, this mathematical assumption drives the core logic behind basic strategy for hitting, standing, and doubling down.
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My Golden rule blackjack is Double your bet when you lose a hand
 
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My Golden rule blackjack is Double your bet when you lose a hand
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Seriously?
I wonder how much this "golden rule" of yours cost you :)
 
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Thanks for sharing! was not a aware of this and I'm going to act accordingly the next time im going play Black Jack in a casino.
 
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Seriously?
I wonder how much this "golden rule" of yours cost you :)
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with black jack you cant loose 10 x in a row. with poker you can loose 20 buy ins easily before any profit
 
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