Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
For me, ever since counting became pretty much pointless, the game has been social and a time-killer. I enjoy telling whoever will listen that there's a single best way to play every hand vs. every dealer upcard. I'm most often moved to do that when I see someone with a hard 15 vs. a ten grunting and straining like someone giving birth to a baby porcupine pointed the wrong way, as if they can somehow divine whether or not the dealer has a small card in the hole. Or also, when I observe someone playing horribly and bitching about his bad luck.
I'm amused by the fact that if everyone played good (not even perfect) Basic Strategy, the casinos couldn't afford to offer the game. Thus, their profit is Stupid Money.
sURE..SIMILAR TO ALL THE OTHER WAGERS. Generally speaking..with a limited few exclusions.
