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    Newbie, play Heads up or 2 more players. What's better.

    I just started playing seriously, I notice playing heads up it seems harder and faster. Suggestion please. The Hollywood Casino in West Va. does NOT have early surrender so that's a disadvantage.
    Where can I find the rules of that casino, please.

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    I prefer heads up.
    Question to clarify - No ES period or just ES10. If no ES10, is Late surrender offered against ace or any other dealer upcard. If no LS, then no surrender at all.

    As for rules, ask the dealer.
    Last edited by Freightman; 09-27-2024 at 11:40 AM.

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    No surrender at all.

    Don

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    When you are just starting out, playing heads-up, or even worse, first base with other players, seems like it goes too fast; put a few people between you and the dealer. When you get more confident, you can sit wherever you want. Side bets slow it down even more. The other day I was at first base with a fast dealer and 3 other players, and for some reason none of them was playing the side bets; I really had to scramble. (Whatever you do, don’t say, “Slow down, I can’t count that fast.” )

    Does any casino in the U.S. have early surrender?

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    Last time I went, the game was terrible. 8 decks, H17, over 2 decks cut off.
    The Cash Cow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BackCounter View Post
    Does any casino in the U.S. have early surrender?
    Only if you have a time machine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post
    Only if you have a time machine.
    Or a really dumb break-in dealer
    The Cash Cow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moo321 View Post
    Or a really dumb break-in dealer
    It worked on Sp21 games in some AC casinos, especially those with only 1 or 2 tables. Dealers weren't familiar with Surr nuances as they didn't have it on regular BJ. I'd often announce "surrender" immediately before they checked the HC. Worked about 1/3 of the time, and the other dealers just instructed me that I had to wait until they checked.

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    Go across the border to Alberta, Canada, where every casino I've seen in the province offers early surrender unless dealer has an ace upcard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbest1966 View Post
    . Where can I find the rules of that casino, please.
    Go to bj21.com and download/purchase the latest issue of CBJN. It will have all the rules and penetration for all the 3:2 BJ tables at all the casinos in the US

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    Quote Originally Posted by McSweeney View Post
    Go across the border to Alberta, Canada, where every casino I've seen in the province offers early surrender unless dealer has an ace upcard.
    please delete this post

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    Play with more players and slower dealers until you're up to speed. I still sometimes skip the top 10% of super-fast dealers because I like to take my eyes off the table as much as possible and engage in conversation. I can still keep up with it with a really fast dealer if I want to but my other efforts to blend in won't work as well.

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