Modern Day Robin Hood Helps Families in Need With Blackjack Winnings
A modern-day Robin Hood has emerged on the Las Vegas scene and some families couldn’t be happier. This anonymous professional gambler, known only as Robin Hood 702, is a high-stakes blackjack player who puts his money to good use through personal charity. Here’s more on his story:
eCanadaNow: Modern Day Gambling Robin Hood
A modern day Robin Hood “702” has emerged in the gambling world and has already donated $35,000 to a needy family. the fortunate family, from Detroit, has a daughter with brain cancer and was in dire need of money.
A website was set up for those who want to be considered for a donation again this year. Families in dire financial need must submit videos explaining why they need the money. he will pick the family that touches his heart most. those looking for publicity should leave Robin Hood 702 alone.
The blackjack gambler will fly the chosen family to Las Vegas. They will watch him play and, whether he wins or loses, he will pay at least half of their bills. Robin Hood’s good friend will match the final cash donation. he will not be gambling to earn the money.
Thaindian News: Blackjack Robin Hood to help two deserving families this year
Last year, a modern Robin Hood helped a family out of debt and to begin life anew. This year, he has roped in more benefactors, and plans to help not 1, but 2 families who face a financial crisis and need immediate help.
He is as a “self-made man and expert blackjack player” and will help a family based on their video submission. he will fly them to Vegas and provide an all-expense paid weekend, including a true high-roller suite, show tickets, spa appointments, and meals. his website claims, “You will live like the high roller Robin Hood 702 is, then watch him win the money you need to become debt-free.” he guarantees that if you’re selected, at least half of your bills will get paid no matter what happens at the table. Last years family got this special treatment and $35,000.
“I’m looking for anyone that’s in debt … that needs some help” says the anonymous gambler, who will be working the tables to raise money for another family in need. “I’m going to look for the story that’s really going to touch my heart. That’s it.”
Fox News: Modern-Day Robin Hood
Robin Hood 702 is a high stakes blackjack player known in Vegas casinos for wagering thousands of dollars a hand, sometimes winning and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single day.
Now he’s offering his skills, and his own money, to help a family in need. he wants to remain anonymous to keep the focus on the good deed he’s ready to do.
“I’m looking for a well deserving family up against hard times. People $25,000 to $50,000 in debt who did right by family or neighbors in the past. Now it’s their time to be helped and I want to be the one to help them.”
He’s created a website, Robinhood702.com, where he’ll collect submissions now through Sept. 15 before choosing a winner. anyone can nominate a friend, relative, neighbor or themselves, by sending a video explaining their hardships, contributions or other reasons they should be chosen. He’ll choose a winner after confirming the details of their story and financial crisis.
The chosen family is promised “an unforgettable experience” in Las Vegas or a similar gaming venue. He’ll fly them in, put them up in a high-roller suite and cover meals, spa treatments and show tickets. He’ll go into the casino’s VIP high-limit room and win the money necessary to pay off their debt.
“What if you lose?” I ask him. “I won’t” he insists.
He doesn’t recommend that others try this and says he knows some perceive gambling as “the dark side,” but he believes he can use it to do good and says he hopes to start a national movement, with people using their skills or expertise in other fields to help families in crisis.
“My goal,” he says, “is to save someone’s house, pay their debts and win back their American dream.”
Robin Hood 702 is a pro blackjack player who will choose a needy family and pay off at least half of their debts while they live like high-rollers.
Modern Day Robin Hood Helps Families in Need With Blackjack Winnings
Dirty Little Secrets
Why do casinos split tournament prizes into half cash and half promo chips? Simple: they get to promote tournaments with large prizes when, in fact, they give away less than the advertised amount in cash.
There are secrets the casino bosses would rather that you not know. Here are a few of them.
“$50,000 first place Blackjack Tournament Prize.”
That’s what it stated on a postcard I received from a local casino that was hosting a blackjack tournament. however, when you read the fine print, it said the $50,000 top prize “will be distributed in $25,000 cash and $25,000 in promotional chips.”
Sounds good—so what’s the secret? well, the promotional chips (also known as “promo chips”) that the casinos give to the winners can’t be cashed out. they must be wagered, usually on any bet that pays even money (e.g., blackjack, pass line in craps, bank or player bet in baccarat, etc.). The vast majority of promo chips can be used only once, meaning that when you bet them, win or lose, the casino keeps the promotional chip. therefore, the promo chips have an expected value of roughly half their face value, or in this case, $12,500.
Why do casinos split tournament prizes into half cash and half promo chips? Simple: they get to promote tournaments with large prizes when, in fact, they give away less than the advertised amount in cash.
“I’m sorry Sir, But you Can’t Play Blackjack.”
The card counter makes a big score in a casino, without any heat. He comes back to the same casino a few months later, and after playing only a few hands, he’s told he can’t play blackjack anymore. What’s going on here?
The secret is that if a casino suspects a player is a card counter, it may replay the tape of his playing session after he leaves to determine his skill level. if the analysis of his play confirms he was card counting, the next time he shows up to play they’ll nail him. That’s why card counters nowadays have to be very cognizant not only of the floor supervisors who are watching the game, but also of the personnel in the casino’s surveillance department that are taping the game. (There is an interesting book about how to beat casino surveillance written by a former casino surveillance supervisor and card counter, Vinny DeCarlo. For details, go to www.bjinsider.com/cs).
“These Shufflers Don’t Change the Odds.”
That’s what I overheard a pit boss telling a high roller when he inquired about a new automatic shuffler that the casino was using (the dealer was placing the discards into the shuffler after each round, rather than into a discard tray). The shuffler was a continuous shuffling machine (known as a CSM).
What the pit boss was saying was almost correct. It’s true that CSMs don’t increase the house edge. (Actually, the house edge decreases slightly with a CSM due to the absence of the “cut card effect”—but that’s a story for another time.) however, what the pit boss didn’t tell the high roller is that the casino can deal about 20% more hands per hour using a CSM, compared to a conventional automatic shuffler. Unless you are card counting, the casino will have the edge on every hand, and when they deal more hands per hour, your theoretical hourly loss will also increase by 20%. therefore, CSMs negatively impact all players and should be avoided.
“We Offer Single-Deck Blackjack Games”
You’ll see billboards, marquees, and newsprint advertisements screaming about a casino’s newly implemented single-deck blackjack games. The reason that casinos like to promote single-deck games is that historically, they offer players better odds than multiple-deck games, and therefore, management hopes that the single-deck games will attract more players.
But here’s the secret: on most single-deck games nowadays, a winning blackjack hand is paid at 6-5 or 7-5 rather than at the traditional 3-2. A 6-5 payoff increases the house edge in a single-deck game by 1.39%, and a 7-5 payoff increases it by 0.46%. Some casinos are also paying 6-5 on double and six-deck games (yikes!). Before you buy in at any single-deck blackjack game, ask the dealer what a blackjack hand pays. if she says “6-5,” say “thank you” and walk away from the table.
“You Can’t Lose when you Take the even Money.”
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard blackjack dealers and floor supervisors tell that to players. even though what they say is correct, here’s the secret they don’t reveal.
When you get a blackjack and the dealer shows an ace, the casino will gladly pay you even money on your wager before the dealer checks his hole card to see if he has a blackjack. But here’s the catch. Over time, you will win roughly 4% more money if you decline the even-money proposition when it’s offered to you. The reason? More often than not, the dealer will not have a blackjack and you will get paid 3-2 for your natural, rather than even money. sure, sometimes he’ll have the ten and you’ll wish you had taken even money. But in the long run, this is a sucker bet that will cost you money and make the casino more money (which is why they go out of their way to offer players this option).
“Double-Deck Game”
You glance at the blackjack table and see a dealer with two decks of cards in her hand, pitching them to players. So, you take a seat at what appears to be a double-deck game. right? not always.
In their paranoia over card counters, some casinos implement a fake double-deck game. Here’s how this secret works. The game is actually a six or eight-deck game. after the cards are shuffled, the dealer picks off two decks and deals the cards with them. What appears to be a double-deck game is actually not a double-deck game. if you see this scam, voice your complaint to the floor supervisor (loudly so other players will hear you), and then walk away.
“Single-Player Video Blackjack Game.”
You’ll often find a video blackjack game as one of the options on video poker or slot machines. The betting limits are usually much lower than the regular table game, which makes video blackjack games attractive to low-rollers.
How can the casino afford to offer the game? Here’s the secret. if you check the playing rules, you’ll see that a blackjack often pays 2 for 1. So what’s the big deal, you ask? A 2 for 1 payoff means that, when you win, you get back a total of $2 for every $1 you wager. in other words, a 2 for 1 payoff is the same as a 1 to 1 payoff. Paying only even money on a blackjack boosts the house edge by over 2.3%. thanks, but no thanks.
“The House Edge On Spanish 21 Is the Same as It Is For Blackjack.”
This is another piece of “advice” I overheard a casino supervisor tell a player who was contemplating playing Spanish 21. What the supervisor was saying was almost right; now here’s the secret that he forgot to mention. Spanish 21 playing rules are much different from the traditional blackjack playing rules; therefore, the basic playing strategy is different. if you sit down and play Spanish 21 using the traditional basic strategy for standard blackjack, you will be hammered. if you want to play Spanish 21, you should learn the basic playing strategy for that particular game.
Casinos have other secrets and in a future column, I’ll reveal more of them.
Tamburin’s Tip of the Month
Here’s a secret to confuse your opponents in a blackjack tournament on the all-important last hand. if you’re betting ahead of your opponents, instead of placing one or more chips of the same color (i.e., denomination) in your betting circle, bet a “rainbow” of different-colored chips. For example, if you want to bet $1,000, don’t put one $1,000 chip in your betting spot. Instead, make it more difficult for your opponents to figure out how much you’ve bet by placing a stack of different-colored (denomination) chips in your betting spot (that totals $1,000).
This last-hand betting technique is legal and it often results in your opponents over or under-betting because they couldn’t estimate how much you had bet (which could give you the edge to winning the round). Just remember that in blackjack tournaments, you should stack the chips that you want to bet outside of your betting spot first, then slide the entire stack into the betting circle.
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Henry Tamburin is the editor of Blackjack Insider Newsletter (www.bjinsider.com), Lead Instructor for the Golden Touch Blackjack course (www.goldentouchblackjack.com), and host of www.smartgaming.com. For a FREE three-month subscription to his blackjack newsletter, go to www.bjinsider.com/freetrial.com. to receive his free Casino Gambling Catalog, call 1-888-353-3234 or visit www.smartgaming.com.
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Here we are providing meaning of some important jargon’s or terms used in the game of blackjack. Some terms which are fun generating are also mentioned here.1) Back counting- In back counting there is someone who is counting the cards but not available on the table. For example, if two players have visited casino, one will move to play the game and another one remains standing along with the first one and concentrate on the cards.2) Action- Starting of betting process is known as action. When any player put there money on the table it means that game is going to be started.3) Bankroll- It is the cash amount which every player have with them for the purpose of gambling in the blackjack game. Bankroll is a very important term in the case of blackjack because blackjack started with the betting. without money this game is not possible, because money is the base of this game. The better you manage your bankroll the best you will get in reward.4) Bar- if barring imposed on any player then it means that he has to move out of the game or from the casino. It is also known as being 86ed.5)Strategy- Strategy is the planning with which you can make your upper hand in this game. With strategy you can spend good time along with longer stay in the game.6)Burned- In the starting of the game when deck is shuffled and then cut, the top most card is discarded, this is also known as burned. In various brick and mortar casinos this mechanism is still used.
Blackjack Strategies» Blog Archive » Betting on Blackjack — To Succeed
If you ever like the thrill and excitement of a beneficial card game and the anticipation of winning and earning some money with the possibilities with your favor, wagering Pontoon is for you.
So, how do you beat the dealer?
Very merely when wagering black-jack you are looking at the likelihood and possibilities of the cards in relation to:
One. What your hand is
Two. What charge cards could come from the deck
When wagering pontoon there is statistically a greatest method to play each and every hand and this is identified as basic strategy. if you add card counting that helps you calculate the probabilities of charge cards coming out of the deck, then it is possible to increase your wager size when the possibilities are in your favor and decrease them when they aren’t.
You might be only going to win under half the hands you bet on, so it can be essential that you adjust bet size when the chances are inside your favor.
To accomplish this when betting twenty-one you must use basic strategy and card counting to win.
Basic strategy and card counting
Since mathematicians and scientists have been studying playing Chemin de fer all sorts of complex techniques have arisen, including "card counting" but even though the theory is complicated card counting is in fact straightforward while you bet on Chemin de fer.
If when betting blackjack you card count correctly (even if the game uses multiple decks), it is possible to tilt the likelihood to your favor.
Blackjack basic strategy
Pontoon basic strategy is centered close to a uncomplicated technique of how your bet based upon the hand you happen to be dealt and is statistically the best hand to use without having card counting which we will cover in a moment. it tells you when playing pontoon when you should hit or stand.
It’s extremely uncomplicated to try and do and is soon committed to memory and until then you can obtain free of charge printed credit cards off the internet
Using it if you bet on black-jack will bring down the gambling house’s possibilities edge to near to even.
Card counting acquiring the chances in your favor
Card counting works and players use a card counting program gain an advantage more than the gambling establishment.
The reason for this can be basic.
Low credit cards favor the croupier in black jack and superior charge cards favor the gambler.
Low charge cards favor the dealer because they assist him make succeeding totals on his hands when he is stiff (has a 12, 13, fourteen, 15, or sixteen entire on his initial 2 charge cards).
In betting house chemin de fer, you can stand on your stiffs if you ever would like to, except the dealer cannot.
He has no selection to produce, but you do and this is your benefit. the rules of the betting blackjack require that croupiers hit stiffs no matter how rich the deck is in superior cards that will bust him.
The high cards favor the player because they may bust the croupier when he hits his stiffs and also because both 10s and Aces mean blackjacks.
Even though blackjacks are, evenly dispersed between the croupier and the gambler, the fact is that the gambler gets paid additional (three to two) when he receives a chemin de fer so the player has an benefits.
You don’t need to count the numbers of each of the individual card so that you can know when you have an benefits over the gambling house.
You only will need to learn when the deck is rich or poor in good credit cards and you’ll be able to up your wager when the chances are inside your favor.
It is a easy explanation of why card-counting techniques work, except gives you an insight into why the logic works.
When playing pontoon around the longer term card counting will help tilt the odds in your favor by to close to 2%
So how do you card count and what pitfalls do you should avoid when betting black-jack check out part two of this article for the answers.
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How to win at Blackjack – Basic strategy and card counting
If you’ve ever been in a casino, you know that the odds favor the house. If they didn’t, casinos would not stay in business long. So, it is a fact that most of the time, people leave the casino with less money than they went in with. However, for those who want much better odds at winning, Blackjack is your game.
Blackjack, when played with basic strategy, only offers the house about a 1% advantage – less if played well. this makes it the game to play for the best chance of winning. Most casinos will use multiple decks (usually 4-8) called a shoe. this will up the house advantage closer to the 1% mark.
What is the basic strategy? Basic strategy is the complete set of optimal decisions on a hand of Blackjack. In English, this means that, depending on your card total, whether it is a hard or soft total or doubles, you play a certain way depending on the dealer’s face-up card. and if you play that way every time, the house will only have about a 1% advantage over you. where you actually make money is knowing when to bet more and when to bet the minimum. I will get to that below. For example, if you have cards totaling a 12 that are not pairs, then you should only hit if the dealer is showing a 2,3,7-A and stand on 4,5,6.
Like I said above, you make money knowing when to bet more and when to bet only the table minimums. this is achieved in several different ways, the most notorious of which is card counting. Card counting, when done in your head and without the help of any device, is legal and not considered cheating. However, if you are caught counting, casinos take a dim view of it and have the right to ban you from their facility. So, if you want to count cards, be sure to only do it mentally.
Card counting is not difficult. If you can add 1 and subtract 1, you are good to go. the trick is to do it quickly and accurately. there are several counting systems out there, but the typical system applies a point score for each card rank. start out with 0 for a freshly shuffled shoe. For each face-up card from 2-6, add 1; for each 7-9 don’t add anything; for each 10-A, subtract 1. the higher your count, the more tens and aces are left in the shoe and the better your chance of drawing a ten or ace. a player may even double down on a high count because the chances of drawing a ten card are much greater. Basic strategy reduces the house advantage to less than 1% while counting, if done correctly, can give the player an advantage over the house up to 2% being typical.
Learning to count cards quickly and accurately is to take a couple of decks, shuffle them together, and as quickly as you can, turn them over and count them. If you get to the end, your count should be 0. If you know someone who plays Blackjack successfully, ask them to teach you their secrets. above all, practice.
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