Blackjack Strategies

When you have 14-15-16

My friend Les Branes has less brains that Ed E. Ott, who is not far behind, but at least that idiot knows enough to stand with his hard 14, 15, and 16. Les Branes is another story. He'll sit at a table and dare the dealer to beat him, as he calls for a hit vs. that dealer's breaking card of 2 through 6. That is a brainless move, with no logical reasoning behind it.

The other players are totally disgusted with those actions and many show their dislike with verbal attacks against the brainless one and it is warranted. When the dealer is in trouble ,with a weak up card, you gotta get her to do the hitting. If stupid actions of people like Les Branes bother you, you gotta leave that table.

As I explained before, if I am at a table With stupid players and I am still Winning, despite their antics, I shall stay. But if their play is affecting my results, that will cause me to depart. You have to decide how much it bothers you. But the move I told you about standing with these three breaking hands vs. the dealer's breaking hand is not up for discussion stand.

Now we go to those same three situations when dealer has a power card showing. Again the answer is unyielding in its logical approach. You hit those breaking hands and that too is a period. But here is where the bad players get flushed out and it seems that they are always at the table where I am playing. The fact is that there are so many of them around (bad players), that the odds are you're gonna end up With a couple occupying the next seat.

You will see people hitting a breaking hand of 14 15 and/or 16, time and again against that dealer's breaking hand. Some of these dorks don't know no better but some are merely on a suicide mission. They will make that play and then look around to see if there gonna get any flak from the other participants. It is as if they are daring you to question their foolishness.

Then, if someone does make a comment, El Dorko quickly responds with: "Hey, it's my money. I can do what I want with my hand." Actually he is right and as I said before, you have to make the choice as to whether to stay at that table or not.

This part of your strategy card is etched in stone stand vs. dealer's weak cards and hit vs. her power cards.