Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Dec 17, 2008, 3:18 pm
Trailing And The First To Bet In part 2 of this post let's take a look at some situations where you are trailing. If trailing and the first to bet you're already at a double disadvantage. If ...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Dec 15, 2008, 5:01 pm
Playing Heads Up Heads up play is fairly simple to describe. If you're ahead, make a bet that will keep the lead. If behind, make a bet that will take the lead. It gets more complicated accordi...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Dec 9, 2008, 1:34 pm
The Secret Bet The use of the secret bet has many nuances that can give you advantages over other players. Let's take a look at several more situations you might find yourself in and how to optim...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Dec 8, 2008, 5:36 pm
The Secret Bet - When is it used? Here's a rule of thumb on when to use the secret bet. Save it as long as you can but use it as soon as you must. It's a waste to be eliminated from a round ...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Dec 4, 2008, 2:42 pm
Playing Elimination Hands In order to survive a round and advance you will probably have to play multiple elimination hands. Recall that these elimination hands are hands 8, 16, 25, and 30. The appr...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Dec 1, 2008, 10:37 am
The Free Card A cousin of the swing bet is taking The Free Card. This special circumstance calls for a non basic strategy play when busting your hand is not worse than standing with a useless total. Y...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Nov 28, 2008, 11:43 am
Consider your non-basic strategy options when they present themselves. The use of these options is almost exclusive to the special circumstances presented by tournament play. Depending on the situatio...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Nov 26, 2008, 5:43 pm
Going All In In the previous post we discussed various playing strategies when you are behind in chip count. Let's now take a look at the ultimate aggressive bet, the all in move. Regardless of yo...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Nov 25, 2008, 10:51 am
Playing From The Back Of The PackSuppose the round is not going well for you. The dealer is making hands, you're losing, and your opponents are winning. To top it all off there's an EH loomi...
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Mark V. posted an article on Elimination Blackjack Tips - Nov 24, 2008, 1:49 pm
Let's assume that things are going well and you are in the lead pack. Playing from the front is all about staying there and maintaining good chip position for the next EH. You have several optio...
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