It may seem that blackjack is a player's most profitable casino game. You know the statistics at each moment, meticulously practice basic strategy, and follow all professional players' recommendations. You even have mastered one of the counting systems and skillfully use it. However, the situation is not in your favor, and you lose more often than you win. What is the reason?
You are not alone.Blackjack features the minimum house edge, but none of the major casinos would ever think of giving up this game.
And this is despite the fact of constantly developing new counting systems, holding seminars for players, and inventing various tricks. Moreover, the competition forces casinos to create multiple concessions in the rules. Nevertheless, blackjack consistently brings profit to casinos. Meanwhile, not too many players win regularly.
If you are friends with a casino manager, ask him which game brings more profit: blackjack or poker; which features a higher house edge? The answer is not in poker's favor.
The reason is human weaknesses or, if you like this word better, shortcomings. Let's discuss the most typical cases. Meanwhile, you can think about your playing style and nature in general.
Excessive Gambling
First of all, not everyone can stay calm while gambling. Many players get so excited that they are just unable to stop. Even playing well, they eventually get tired and make more mistakes which become more and more serious.
The result is usually sad:
- empty pockets,
- spiritual emptiness,
- disappointment, and so on.
A consequence of the loss may be the desire to win back at any cost, which forces players to step away from the basic strategy, take risks, raise bets too fast, and so on quickly.
Remember, you can win significantly in one go, but the risk of losing again is much higher than with a consistent approach.
Wrong Approach to Blackjack
Most players come to the casino for victory, which is, oddly enough, not everyone's goal.
Few people admit it, but some players, literally, feel uncomfortable in the role of winners.
Hitting the jackpot, they quickly lose money, masking it (for prying eyes and for themselves, too) with a risky game with high bets. Most often, experienced players who lose too often develop such psychology.
In some cases, people may even feel embarrassed in front of the casino staff, even if they used to leave all their savings here. By the way, I had seen players who got the most fun out of the game when they started losing big and could win back. In this case, the gain was not necessary for them – it was more important to win.
Inappropriate Initiatives
However, the above cases apply to all games. Now let's talk specifically about what causes failures in blackjack. First, let's discuss the efficiency of the basic strategy.
Obviously, you should play blackjack strictly by the basic strategy. But are you sure you do so?
New players rarely improvise, relying on professionals' knowledge as soon as they master the basic strategy. But over time, they collect their personal experience, observations, and conclusions.
As a result, they develop their version of the basic strategy. They think if a particular technique hasn't brought good luck several times in a row, it must be replaced with a more successful one from their point of view. The consequence of such modifications may be turning the basic strategy into complete nonsense, following which it is impossible to win regularly.
The Efficiency of the Basic Strategy
By the way, did you notice that the basic strategy and card counting are discussed even on the websites of many casinos? Even in land-based casinos, you can sometimes get a printed memo. Why do you think the casinos are not afraid to teach their players? The reason is that the popularization of the theoretical knowledge of blackjack has improved the casinos' profit from this game.
- First, it stirs interest in the game.
- Secondly, all such systems, though they seem pretty straightforward, require very accurate usage.
Most often, players make mistakes, not being able to correctly identify the accurate count based on the remaining number of cards in the shoe. They unnecessarily increase bets and often lose.
Real assessment of chances
It is perilous to overestimate your chances in the game. It may seem you are perfectly counting the cards already in a couple of weeks.
However, the best indicator of success is regular wins in the long run.
If it is not happening, you still count poorly and do not consider some important details.
The Best Way to Become a Blackjack Pro
We have plenty of recommendations on the strategy and tactics of blackjack designed for beginners in our educating articles. Here are a few common tips on blackjack. Hopefully, it helps you win more.
- Start with terms. Before you learn and understand fundamental ideas, you can't move further.
- Learn classic blackjack rules. Don't miss any point.
- Check out all critical varieties of the game. You should know how differences in the rules affect the house edge and RTP.
- Memorize the basic strategy for blackjack. You have no chance in the actual game without it.
- Learn to pick an optimal strategy for different varieties of the game.
- Don't be lazy to practice the basic blackjack strategy. You better do it in demo mode.
- Read educating articles on bankroll management in blackjack. Professional tips are priceless.
- Don't hurry to raise the bets when you begin playing blackjack for money. Failures are inevitable in the beginning. The lower your bet, the cheaper your faults are.
- Learn how to count the cards. It is crucial if you are going to play in land-based casinos. It's much harder to count the cards at online casinos, but it can still be helpful.
- Practice other ways to gain an advantage over the casino. Blackjack professionals use various tricks.
In conclusion, we should remind:
Remember about gambling addiction. Even the most experienced players are at risk.
You are welcome to read articles at Casinoz. Hopefully, it helps you play more efficiently.
Conclusion
Finally, none of the systems guarantees instant, significant wins. They tip the scales in your favor a bit, reducing the house edge. So, bad strikes are still possible.
It is known that card counters take failures harder than anyone else. Especially long. They think that it is contrary to the statistics. Maybe so, but do not lose your mind. Rake a road by walking, as history is full of examples when efforts were rewarded with stable wins in the game.
