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    Is my math wrong? Best rules in the world and I still lost (over 3 months) ?

    Hello,

    I'm in Cairo Egypt. Here they have the most generous blackjack rules I have ever seen.

    The good:

    1. Early surrender
    2. Double after splits
    3. Resplitting of Aces
    4. Dealer stays on soft 17
    5. Double any two cards
    6. Blackjack pays 3:2
    7. Dealer deals 80% of the shoe.

    The bad

    1. European rules (no hole card)
    2. No peak blackjack (The dealer doesn't peak for blackjack and therefor you will lose an entire double)
    3. 6 Deck shoe

    I did the math using Wizard of Odds and came up with a positive expectation of +1.3%. I've been playing for 3 months using perfect basic strategy a la European rules, everyday for 2 hours a day. I've averaged about 100 hands per hour and I always bet minimum $5 USD. But, after three months I lost $450. In fact, I've lost consistently 9/10 days.

    Again, please help me. Is my math wrong? Why am I consistenly losing? Remember I've played over 135 hours and have bet over $67,500.

    I'm not using a counting system. I'm only using perfect basic strategy.

    Thank you!
    Last edited by gringostar; 08-11-2017 at 05:12 AM.

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