running hot at blackjack? dumb question

acelah · #1 03-05-2007, 11:35 PM

Hi i am a complete blackjack noob so please forgive me if this sounds stupid. I have been going to the casino after a nights out clubbing and have won 5 sessions in a row playing basic strategy and increasing my bet when i see lots of small cards, is this winning streak just variance or is this game beat-able?
they shuffle the cards after every 2-3 deals so there is basically no deck penetration i have also noticed they shuffle if there are lots of low cards am i just running hot, or can i beat this game?

jba · #2 03-05-2007, 11:39 PM

where is this??

99% this is luck. if this is on the strip in vegas it is 100% luck.

acelah · #3 03-05-2007, 11:51 PM

casino in England, 6 decks double on 9,10,11
dealer stands on soft 17

NL Rounder · #4 03-06-2007, 01:42 AM

It's variance, especially with the poor penetration.

stigmata · #5 03-06-2007, 09:49 AM

and also especially with the horrid UK ass-raping rules.

Freakin · #6 03-06-2007, 04:11 PM

absolutely variance. do not go back for a 6th session. this game is no where close to beatable. You'd be better off counting cards online....

ReidDeCardes · #7 03-07-2007, 09:56 AM

They shuffle after 2 to 3 deals? That seems absurd.

CORed · #8 03-07-2007, 10:44 PM

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If it's a two deck game it's poor to fair penetration, assuming a full table. If it's 6 or 8 decks, you might as well be playing craps.

ReidDeCardes · #9 03-08-2007, 02:13 PM

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If it's a two deck game it's poor to fair penetration, assuming a full table. If it's 6 or 8 decks, you might as well be playing craps.

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The OP had said 6 deck in the UK. Something ain't adding up.

CORed · #10 03-08-2007, 06:26 PM

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If it's a two deck game it's poor to fair penetration, assuming a full table. If it's 6 or 8 decks, you might as well be playing craps.

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The OP had said 6 deck in the UK. Something ain't adding up.

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I didn't read that post. 2 to three rounds in a 6 deck game is not enough penetration to get any significant edge from counting. Also, If I'm not mistaken, UK games have pretty poor rules (European No Hole Card, meaning that doubles and splits lose both bets to blackjack) among others. OP has just had a lucky streak, a fairly common occurrence in blackjack, unfortunately not quite as common as the horrendously unlucky streak.