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I am always amazed at all of the bad strategy out there. Often, when playing blackjack I am harassed by other players for playing "badly" when in fact I am making the correct play.
1. There is no such thing as a dollar amount betting strategy, no such thing as a hot or cold deck. It does not matter when you bet $5 and when you bet $1,000. The only dollar amount betting strategy that is correct is what is called the "percentage of ruin" theory, i.e., never bet more than 5% of your bankroll or you face a decent chance of getting wiped out by a run of bad cards.
2. It makes zero difference if the other players on the table fuck up and play poorly, the cards do not have brains. I'd prefer to play with a table full of newbies.
3. For basic strategy read kenny Ustin's book, "Million Dollar Blackjack". Its more complex than you think, as you do need to memorize every single douple and splitting rule. Also that book is a little out of date and you must change your basic play slightly depending on where you are.
4. Understand surrender rules. That can save you big time.
5. Never take insurance, under any circumstance.
6. Finally, if you want to count, consider this. Its tough. If you play $50 a hand non-stop, you could make $50 an hour, in theory, if you play perfectly and count. Make two mistakes an hour, and you loose.
Many years agao I gave it a try, learned counting, and lost. For one the simplest countig schemes have low yields. For another, I just wasn't good at it.
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