Casino Table Game Minimum bets?

[memoak]

1 hour ago, JGmf said:

 

Ha! So frustrating.  Play like a robot people, basic strategy...which, when you playing third base, gets some people puzzled, for example, when you hit a 2 against a 2.  Sorry, not sorry.

If you have a 2 that would be two aces and should be split 

[ocfafc]

Can I still use onboard credits to cover casino chips?

 

[symui]

I have always used OBC at the casino (tables) most recently on December and January cruises.   I check my folio daily and see the debits from the casino hit my cabin account using the OBC.  

[CalTexCruiser]

On 7/3/2023 at 10:48 AM, dockman said:

casinos love people who play for "fun" and go with "hunches"  and still play even when casinos come up with 6/5 blackjack rather than follow basic strategy....those players have paid for some beautiful casinos as there millions upon millions of them....blackjack is all about math like all other casino games.

It is remarkable how many bad blackjack plays I’ve seen at the 6:5 tables on a cruise ship.  Examples of some real head-scratchers:

 

- stay on soft 16 against dealer 10

- split 7-7s against dealer 10

- double down 8 against a dealer 7

- split 5-5s

 

splitting 10s and hitting 14 or 15 against a dealer bust card are also common occurrences

 

[memoak]

6 minutes ago, CalTexCruiser said:

It is remarkable how many bad blackjack plays I’ve seen at the 6:5 tables on a cruise ship.  Examples of some real head-scratchers:

 

- stay on soft 16 against dealer 10

- split 7-7s against dealer 10

- double down 8 against a dealer 7

- split 5-5s

 

splitting 10s and hitting 14 or 15 against a dealer bust card are also common occurrences

 

That’s why I don’t play on ships anymore 

[Micahs Grandad]

On 7/1/2023 at 10:10 PM, dockman said:

Does anyone know how much black jack play it takes to get on the casino cruise offers list?

 

Would 2 hours at $25 per hand black jack per day get you anything?  4 hours?

A smaller net worth?

[Ellipooh]

Does the Princess Dealer hit or stand on soft 17?

[Kellyann]

On 7/3/2023 at 11:53 AM, JGmf said:

 

Yeah, both wheels on the Emerald last week had the triple zero -- actually it's the Princess logo -- in addition to the single and double zeros.  I didn't play roulette as intended b/c it was rather disconcerting....as was the 6/5 blackjack game. 

 

More troubling was trying to find a seat at either the 3-Card or WPT Texas Hold'em tables.  They probably should dump the Let it Ride table and replace it with one of the these more popular games.

 

I always play Let It Ride both at land casinos and my past two cruises.  Half the time you had to stand to wait for a seat.  Don't know why you would make such a comment.  I hope the $5 minimum is in effect when I board in May, 2024.

[Globaler]

2 minutes ago, Kellyann said:

I always play Let It Ride both at land casinos and my past two cruises.  Half the time you had to stand to wait for a seat.  Don't know why you would make such a comment.  I hope the $5 minimum is in effect when I board in May, 2024.

I like to play LIR myself - seems they could convert a black jack Table or two or better yet just open a closed table! I have never seen every table open.

Edited March 13 by Globaler

[c-boy]

19 hours ago, Ellipooh said:

Does the Princess Dealer hit or stand on soft 17?

hit

[richstowe]

On 3/9/2024 at 1:34 PM, memoak said:

All the so called casual players with “hunches” keeps us off the blackjack tables

Why? Dumb play has no effect on your cards. Bad players can be ausing

On 3/9/2024 at 5:02 PM, ocfafc said:

Can I still use onboard credits to cover casino chips?

 

Just got off the Sky. We had extra OBC and deposited $100 into the slot account and cashed out after 2 spins. Very easy.

[memoak]

5 minutes ago, richstowe said:

Why? Dumb play has no effect on your cards. Bad players can be ausing

Just got off the Sky. We had extra OBC and deposited $100 into the slot account and cashed out after 2 spins. Very easy.

It makes a difference when someone keeps hitting 17 ‘s against a 5 and takes my 10 when I am doubling on an 11

Edited March 13 by memoak

[richstowe]

4 minutes ago, memoak said:

It makes a difference when someone keeps hitting 17 ‘s against a 5 and takes my 10 when I am doubling on an 11

So you believe the cards you get are negatively affected by prior cards? If you believe in odds, eventually the positive will balance out the negative. Bad play should make no difference. Short term it can just as easily help.🃏

[JGmf]

13 minutes ago, memoak said:

It makes a difference when someone keeps hitting 17 ‘s against a 5 and takes my 10 when I am doubling on an 11

 

I don't necessarily disagree with @memoak, but sometimes dumb play saves the table.  That said, I hate it more b/c it slows the rhythm of game (pensive deep thought about their hunches) and also drives me nuts on how stupid it these players can be.

[Globaler]

27 minutes ago, richstowe said:

So you believe the cards you get are negatively affected by prior cards? If you believe in odds, eventually the positive will balance out the negative. Bad play should make no difference. Short term it can just as easily help.🃏

Those odds tend to balance out over thousands of hands - in the meantime you can lose your butt.

[Princessfan20]

44 minutes ago, richstowe said:

So you believe the cards you get are negatively affected by prior cards? If you believe in odds, eventually the positive will balance out the negative. Bad play should make no difference. Short term it can just as easily help.🃏

 

This is true and all good gamblers know this aspect of the game.  The fact is that the effect of other players at the table is random, as likely to help as hurt, whether the players are good or bad. The only sense in which other players at the table affect a good player is they make the count fluctuate faster.  

 

Others’ play at times can be frustrating, but the math proves that in the long run, the decisions of other players at the table has no effect on the expected result for a basic strategy player. You lose when you lose and win when you win and it is basically a lot of luck and no one else's fault.

Edited March 13 by Princessfan20

[Globaler]

1 minute ago, Princessfan20 said:

 

This is true and all good gamblers know this aspect of the game.  The fact is that the effect of other players at the table is random, as likely to help as hurt, whether the players are good or bad. The only sense in which other players at the table affect a good player is they make the count fluctuate faster.  

 

Others’ play at times can be frustrating, but the math proves that in the long run, the decisions of other players at the table has no effect on the expected result for a basic strategy player. You lose when you lose and win when you win and it is basically a lot of luck and no one else's fault.

Well I find it similar to people playing craps and sticking their hands down on the table during the roll and redirecting the dice. While it may be random (some would argue with you and say they can control the dice) it can put a bad vibe on the table. However; you have to expect some of that at a 5$ table.  

[dockman]

On 3/9/2024 at 8:34 AM, memoak said:

All the so called casual players with “hunches” keeps us off the blackjack tables

An old myth that another player doing dumb things impacts the table...oh he took the card that he should not that would have busted the dealer....just a myth but people persist in trying to call out dumb play by other players...everyone gets to do whatever they want as for  hits, stays, splits.doubles....it becomes quickly obvious at most tables who plays basic strategy and who plays hunches...basic strategy is math...hunches are "lucky or unlucky" guesses....casinos love nothing more than "hunch" players who over time willl lose consistently more than those who understand and play  basic strategy

 

https://travelzork.com/truth-players-decisions-blackjack/

[c-boy]

3 hours ago, JGmf said:

 

I don't necessarily disagree with @memoak, but sometimes dumb play saves the table.  That said, I hate it more b/c it slows the rhythm of game (pensive deep thought about their hunches) and also drives me nuts on how stupid it these players can be.

 " rhythm "  key word 

[CU64]

12 hours ago, JGmf said:

 

I don't necessarily disagree with @memoak, but sometimes dumb play saves the table.  That said, I hate it more b/c it slows the rhythm of game (pensive deep thought about their hunches) and also drives me nuts on how stupid it these players can be.

Agreed.

[CU64]

11 hours ago, Princessfan20 said:

 

This is true and all good gamblers know this aspect of the game.  The fact is that the effect of other players at the table is random, as likely to help as hurt, whether the players are good or bad. The only sense in which other players at the table affect a good player is they make the count fluctuate faster.  

 

Others’ play at times can be frustrating, but the math proves that in the long run, the decisions of other players at the table has no effect on the expected result for a basic strategy player. You lose when you lose and win when you win and it is basically a lot of luck and no one else's fault.

A pro in Vegas taught me years ago,if you lose 4 straight hands, leave the table. You can go back if you wish, later. He also taught me about letting it ride, and when to pull back. Simple good advice.

[SmooshSmash]

19 hours ago, richstowe said:

So you believe the cards you get are negatively affected by prior cards? If you believe in odds, eventually the positive will balance out the negative. Bad play should make no difference. Short term it can just as easily help.🃏

Hey Rich, if you played BJ at $25 table at Sky, we may have played together. I was the guy at 3rd base, usually tipsy on scotch. I agree with your logic if one's bet amount is steady. If you bet the way I bet, sometimes table minimum, other times 20X of that, then that 20X hand I'd much prefer everyone played by the book. Someone taking my 10 on my double where they should have stayed may even itself out by taking a 5 and leaving me the 10 next hand, but it will be hard for me not to think about that 20X hand double for a while:) 

If everyone plays it right, and I lose, of course I am not happy but I don't mind as much. When it get more irritating is that everyone does not play right, then I lose as a result of that.

A loser would never miss the opportunity to blame someone else for his loses, so don't be so generous to give me that opportunity🙂

Edited March 14 by SmooshSmash

[voljeep]

19 minutes ago, SmooshSmash said:

If everyone plays it right, and I lose, of course I am not happy but I don't mind as much. When it get more irritating is that everyone does not play right, then I lose as a result of that.

 

then why even play on a cruise ship when the odds are going to be casual players along side you?  For that matter, why does anyone serious about something, food, wine, whisky expect the cruise experience to be the same as a hand picked land experience?

[Globaler]

6 minutes ago, voljeep said:

then why even play on a cruise ship when the odds are going to be casual players along side you?  For that matter, why does anyone serious about something, food, wine, whisky expect the cruise experience to be the same as a hand picked land experience?

It’s entertainment. We get that this stuff happens. We just like to comment now and then. Sometimes I choose not to play based on how people are playing, how I feel and is there something else I would rather do.

[voljeep]

8 minutes ago, Globaler said:

It’s entertainment. We get that this stuff happens. We just like to comment now and then. Sometimes I choose not to play based on how people are playing, how I feel and is there something else I would rather do.

excellent answer - just what I was looking for - Entertainment