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Would like to hear any stories about money you lost or money you've won and any other casino related story you care to share.

 

I used to only play slots until about 2 or 3 cruises ago my wife and I started playing BlackJack together. Nothing feels better than having a stack of chips in front of you. On my last cruise I lost about $500. I was up then down then left down, but it was fun. I only gamble on cruise ships which is a once a year thing anyway.

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Blackjack player here. The only problem I have with playing blackjack on a cruise ship, is you'll get a lot of casuals that don't know how to play the game the right way.

 

Not as bad on the higher limit tables but there aren't too many of those in general

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Explain playing the right way just so the casuals that join this thread know what you're talking about?

 

There is a feeling among players that if someone takes a hit when they shouldn't and then gets a card that would have busted the dealer, they should not be playing on the table.

 

The problem is that in most cases it evens out so that it does not matter in the long run. But players are very superstitious so anything like this will "spook" them.

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I actually like Blackjack in more than cruises. The issue I have is at the $5 or $6 table, Blackjack is only paid 6 to 5 instead of 3 to 2. I am most certainly not a "high roller", but have been up as high as $200 from my starting $60, and also have lost money quite quickly. I look at it as entertainment.

 

The funniest thing is that I was on one ship which had a blackjack tournament. You start with 1000, and have a max 100 bet per hand, so normally the maximum you could make if you won every hand would be 2000. I entered, and after splitting and doubling everything which went against my normal advice I ended up with 2200. I felt I was in line to move to the next round, but did not even make it. Wow!

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Yes, it is very entertaining and I enjoy watching people play just as much as I like playing. I love when everyone is winning and can walk away on the plus side

 

My favorite table to play at it definitely craps. When there is a good roller out there who is either making points or rolling 7/11, the table has an energy that is so much fun. Of course then someone rolls a 7 and takes all the air out of the table.

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Explain playing the right way just so the casuals that join this thread know what you're talking about?

 

There is one rule that can help, if the dealer is showing 2,3, 4, 5, 6, they have to pull a card.

if you are holding 12 or above do not take a card and pray they bust.

Also if a brit sits down and says it pontoon leave.

j

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There is one rule that can help, if the dealer is showing 2,3, 4, 5, 6, they have to pull a card.

if you are holding 12 or above do not take a card and pray they bust.

Also if a brit sits down and says it pontoon leave.

j

 

The last cruise I was on a gentleman stayed with two Aces. All you can do is smile with the dealer and hope it works out.

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DH and I both play, including the tournaments. My best finish is second.

 

Lots of folks who don't play regularly might have a go while on a cruise. This is also why I mostly play the $6 tables, if someone takes 'my' card or a card that should have busted the dealer I don't worry about it! However it does mean that we're usually only up a few hundred bucks.

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The funniest thing is that I was on one ship which had a blackjack tournament. You start with 1000, and have a max 100 bet per hand, so normally the maximum you could make if you won every hand would be 2000. I entered, and after splitting and doubling everything which went against my normal advice I ended up with 2200. I felt I was in line to move to the next round, but did not even make it. Wow!

 

That's strange, when I have played RCI tournaments the max bet is usually $500. I have seen people take 3rd place in the final with $25 left when others have busted out

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I LOVE blackjack. I paly when in the local casinos, Vegas or on a cruise. However, those are few and far between, so each time I feel I am at novice when it comes to standards and etiquette.

With that said, 6 years ago I did win the BJ tournament on NOS. I have to admit, I had no strategy, and I can not even tell you how I won. I tend to play conservatively, playing minimum bet or maybe double limit on fluke occasion.

I do love to play though, with the right table, the game is very fun and sociable.

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I actually like Blackjack in more than cruises. The issue I have is at the $5 or $6 table, Blackjack is only paid 6 to 5 instead of 3 to 2. I am most certainly not a "high roller", but have been up as high as $200 from my starting $60, and also have lost money quite quickly. I look at it as entertainment.

 

The funniest thing is that I was on one ship which had a blackjack tournament. You start with 1000, and have a max 100 bet per hand, so normally the maximum you could make if you won every hand would be 2000. I entered, and after splitting and doubling everything which went against my normal advice I ended up with 2200. I felt I was in line to move to the next round, but did not even make it. Wow!

 

I play blackjack a lot on ships (many hours/60 cruises). I don't let what others do bother me -- it all evens out in the end. What matters is how you play your own cards -- not anyone else. Please elaborate on the 6 to 5 payout rather than 3 to 2. I have never seen that on a ship. Of course, I never take even money or insurance, don't make side bets or sit at the tables that require the 25 cent side"tax" . Happy gambling!

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There is one rule that can help, if the dealer is showing 2,3, 4, 5, 6, they have to pull a card.

if you are holding 12 or above do not take a card and pray they bust.

Also if a brit sits down and says it pontoon leave.

j

 

An exception -- a 12 hits against the dealer's 2 or 3 (see your strategy card :))

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I play blackjack a lot on ships (many hours/60 cruises). I don't let what others do bother me -- it all evens out in the end. What matters is how you play your own cards -- not anyone else. Please elaborate on the 6 to 5 payout rather than 3 to 2. I have never seen that on a ship. Of course, I never take even money or insurance, don't make side bets or sit at the tables that require the 25 cent side"tax" . Happy gambling!

 

The issue with Blackjack that players success is relative to percentage based plays, so what a player does that is next to me definitely can effect my hand. For instance if the dealer is showing a 6 and the player before me has a 14 and I have 11. That player should not hit but they do and they get a 10 and bust. I hit(double) the 11 and now get a 6 when I should have gotten the 10 according to the correct percentage play which was not made by player before me. Casinos love this set up of 7 players at a table as usually there are several that dont know or don't care to make the correct percentage play the majority of the time.

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The issue with Blackjack that players success is relative to percentage based plays, so what a player does that is next to me definitely can effect my hand. For instance if the dealer is showing a 6 and the player before me has a 14 and I have 11. That player should not hit but they do and they get a 10 and bust. I hit(double) the 11 and now get a 6 when I should have gotten the 10 according to the correct percentage play which was not made by player before me. Casinos love this set up of 7 players at a table as usually there are several that dont know or don't care to make the correct percentage play the majority of the time.

 

Sorry but you are doing what many blackjack players do. They talk about the times a "misplay" loses them a hand and don't talk about the times a "misplay" wins them a hand. Track it some time when you are at a table -- it really does even out over time. The professional books out there agree mostly ( I won't say all, I haven't read them all ) with me -- in the long run it is how you play your own cards that makes the difference for you. I would agree though that it can be highly annoying seeing yourself lose a hand when you could have won. That's when I leave the table:)

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It may average out over a long period of time, but that does not mean playing with a novice player can't lose you a lot of money quickly. It is not just superstition. I wish blackjack were morel like hold em where you can make money off an inexperienced player.

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also, most casinos will allow you to have the strategy cards at the table and most dealers will tell you how to play 'by the book'. Not sure if that holds on a cruise ship as I don't play much while cruising. So if you are not sure how to play the hand you have against the dealer ...ask.

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Again, it is time then to leave the table. Most people, myself included, stay at a table when it appears that the table is headed into a "bad run". We all have been at tables where the dealer continually busts and also just the opposite -- times when the dealer keeps on making his "bust" hands. Whether the cards running favorably for the house is due to "luck of the draw" or poor player choices, it is still time to leave the table. Hope we get to play together at a table sometime -- you don't happen to be going on a New Years cruise, are you?

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An exception -- a 12 hits against the dealer's 2 or 3 (see your strategy card :))

 

Thanks for clarifying what to do with a 12 - I've never been quite sure what to do - so sometimes I hit and sometimes not but your info will make it easier to make the decision!!

But that said just off the Brilliance where in the blackjack tournament there I had a 12 and the dealer was showing a 4 or 5. So I stayed but if I'd hit I would have had 21 as a nine came up and may have won that hand.

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If a novice player makes same " misplay " over and over " again it can average out. The problem is when someone has a "feeling " and Dosent hit a sixteen .Dealer turns sixteen feeling "correct "takes hit gets 5 beats us all feeling not so correct.LOL . Table Hot and Cold that's why they have minimum and max bets bet low when cold high when hot Oh and get lots of Blackjacks. LOL

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Thanks for clarifying what to do with a 12 - I've never been quite sure what to do - so sometimes I hit and sometimes not but your info will make it easier to make the decision!!

But that said just off the Brilliance where in the blackjack tournament there I had a 12 and the dealer was showing a 4 or 5. So I stayed but if I'd hit I would have had 21 as a nine came up and may have won that hand.

 

Yup, unfortunately, that happens too:mad: I just try to stick to basic strategy.

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