Experience is the best teacher. This statement is very true for blackjack players. Travel has given me the opportunity to be without TV or computers for long periods of time. A simple deck of cards with the ability to track results with paper and pencil has allowed me to create my own blackjack history.
I used the simple dealer and six players format to simulate actual casino playing conditions. I used 1000 hands as the base number to create my blackjack statistics. In my best 1000 hand session I played standard hit up to 16 BJ and won 524 hands and lost 476 hands. In all of my other sessions my winning percentage was always below 50 percent. For fun I averaged 10,000 hands and my average was 46.32 percent winning hands.
As a blackjack player you have to know statistically that you will always lose more than you win.
I started to look at the patterns of wins and losses to see what actually happened. I put the strings of wins and losses into numbers and percentages. In every 1000 hand session there was always a string of six or more losses. Anyone playing the double till you win - will always lose within 1000 hands.
An average 1000 hand session would provide me with the following stats
one win in a row 62 percent
two wins in a row 22 percent
three wins in a row 8.9 percent
four wins in a row 3.9 percent
five wins in a row 1.8 percent
six wins in a row less than 1 percent
seven wins in a row less than 1 percent
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one loss in a row 45 percent
two loss in a row 29 percent
three loss in a row 13 percent
four loss in a row 7 percent
five loss in a row 2.6 percent
six loss in a row 2.3 percent
seven loss in a row 1.1 percent
eight loss in a row less than 1 percent
nine loss in a row less than 1 percent
As a summary one can see from your own history of blackjack playing that winning is extremely difficult. I had one session that recorded 14 losses in a row. This would have bankrupted any double up player. Statistics show that the casino will win eventually. I now play very modestly on the nickel machines - and have fun without my losses causing any problems.
Learn from your own blackjack history.
Ross Mc Bride - career teacher http://www.eslincanada.com
