Blackjack Strategy

The one aspect of the game of blackjack that has garnered the most publicity is card counting. Countless number of books have been written about it; a host of internet websites and “chat rooms” discuss it; and card counting has even been featured in several popular Hollywood movies (e.g., Rain Man and 21).

Have you asked yourself why blackjack remains the #1 most popular table game at casinos worldwide? It has been that way for the past 50 years, and we can attribute its fame and fortune to the following reasons.

In Part 1, I summarized the differences in playing rules between playing blackjack in U.S. vs. abroad, specifically focusing on the no-hole-card rule. In this article, I will discuss the surrender rule.

Basic strategy players and card counters have asked me that question umpteen times over the course of nearly 50 years of playing, teaching, and writing about blackjack. This is what I told them.

Note: Click here to read Part 1 of this article.

I was not able to attend this year’s Blackjack Ball because of my wife’s unexpected surgery that occurred the week of the Ball.

When you are dealt a pair of 4s in blackjack you have three viable playing options:

After nearly 50 years of playing blackjack, I could write a book that would contain all the misinformation on blackjack I’ve read in books and the Internet, and heard in casinos (of all places) and from fellow players. But rather than write the book, I decided instead to write this article for your enlightenment.

Blackjack is a funny old game. Of all the decisions that give players pause, none is quite as poignant as knowing when to split a pair and when not to split a pair. Not convinced? Let'