Cover for Insurance??

[Mr. Ed]

Do you provide cover for insurance? Is it worthwhile?

[21forme]

How would you provide cover for INS?
And unless you have a great game and are betting chunky black or higher, no, it's not worth it.

[Mr. Ed]

AP players only take Insurance on a big bet. If I took Insurance on a minimum bet, that would be my cover.

[Mr. Ed]

Or, cover could be just insuring the better hand, when I am playing two hands, and the TC is +3 or more.

[Dog Hand]

Mr. Ed,

Another insurance cover idea is to insure for less if you're below the index.

Hope this helps!

Dog Hand

[Mr. Ed]

Too funny! Can you imagine the eye roll when you call the Pit Boss over and ask if you can “insure for less”? A compassionate pit boss might kick you out for being too stupid.????

[G Man]

Refer to this: https://www.blackjackincolor.com/cardcountingcover6.htm

[Mr. Ed]

But what do you guys actually do? If I worked for a casino and I wanted to catch a counter, I would just look at who took insurance on crappy hands with a big bet. Done deal. No one takes insurance, and those that do, only do it for even money or maybe a twenty.

[Norm]

Or, if you have a crappy hand with an ace up, say: "Hope you have it -- don't wanna to play this loser hand."

[Jack Jackson]

But what do you guys actually do? If I worked for a casino and I wanted to catch a counter, I would just look at who took insurance on crappy hands with a big bet. Done deal. No one takes insurance, and those that do, only do it for even money or maybe a twenty.

Actually, you should probably watch someone who takes insurance as their bets increase...About the only thing you could do is to skip insurance on border line counts if you feel your being watched-or just leave altogether...On a sidenote its probably easier to spot someone taking insurance on two hands opposed to playing one. Insuring one of the hands or insuring for less is an idea.