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    Taking even money on a blackjack when dealer shows an A

    What's the best move to make when you get a blackjack the dealer shows an ace and they offer you even money before they check their hole card. Happened to me twice today and dealer also had blackjack and pushed

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    6 deck. 3:2

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    Quote Originally Posted by radio1324 View Post
    6 deck. 3:2
    Taking even money is the equivalent of taking insurance. From a pure perspective, refuse even money if true count is below +3.0 (Hilo). From a practical perspective, there are many methodologies. I tend to take (not always), even money on any multi unit bet.

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    Thanks Freightman kinda what i was thinking but wanted to make sure. I'm new to blackjack and counting, love it it's been great so far

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    Have you studied or used many indices?

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    SpikeBJ no not much I am just now studying the indices

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    The basic strategy play for insurance is to not take it, regardless of your own total. If you count there is a relatively low index for insurance. Personally, I recommend insuring your natural for less for maximum lulz. When the dealer tells you it's not allowed get really offended and act belligerent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meistro123 View Post
    Personally, I recommend insuring your natural for less for maximum lulz.
    What is this? I do not understand...

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    Quote Originally Posted by RCJH View Post
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    Sometimes when people take insurance, they won't bet the full amount. On a 50$ bet, they might only bet 5$ on insurance when they can bet up to 25$ on it. While insurance is a separate side bet, many dealers don't fully understand that and don't realise even money on blackjacks is the same as taking full insurance. If you have a blackjack and try to place an insurance bet, especially if it for less, the dealer often has no idea what to do. It can be really funny.

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    Here's some calcs on Even Money if the Player is dealt Blackjack.

    EV of taking Even Money is 1 unit.

    Probability of the Dealer having BJ is 4/13, so the Probability of the Dealer not having BJ is 1 - 4/13 = 9/13.

    Player return if the Dealer has BJ is a push and the Player return if the Dealer does not have a BJ is 1.5 units.

    Therefore, the EV of not taking Even Money is (4/13*0) + (9/13*1.5) = 13.5/13 = 1.04.

    As 1.04 > 1 it is best to decline Even Money and play the hand.

    The above example was using an infinite deck, however, with 6 decks the odds are even better for the player because one 10 has already been removed from the shoe and this lowers the Dealers chance of having BJ.
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    I go with count. Way I figure it, you cannot lose your bet and so by not taking insurance, you are getting that you will win even more money. Only when the count is high and I have multiple units, I will take it.

    Sometimes, one is embarrassed. One time, I and the other player had both received BJ, dealer had Ace showing, my HiLo count had dropped below the insurance index and I did not take insurance, the other guy did. The dealer had a BJ, both dealer and ploppy lectured me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeeBabar View Post

    Sometimes, one is embarrassed. One time, I and the other player had both received BJ, dealer had Ace showing, my HiLo count had dropped below the insurance index and I did not take insurance, the other guy did. The dealer had a BJ, both dealer and ploppy lectured me.
    You also get laughed at and lectured when you insure something like a hard 14 with the dealer showing an Ace. But, there is nothing wrong with being an AP but looking like you are really stupid. I just say, "playing a hunch."

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    I’ll insure 19s and 20s when the index is a little bit short of the max EV index in order to reduce my overall variance.

    I’ll also do the same for a natural depending on how big my bet is when i got it.

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