New Posts For Thread: odds of making 1000 quidhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quidhi im going to the casino on the weekend and would like to know the odds of winning 1000 playing single zero roulette with the labouchere system using a start line of 100. 100. 100. 100. 100 so i will have to clear this line twice to make a thousandintrestinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=548395573#548395573intrestingFri, 15 Apr 2016 04:59:24 -0500keep it up ladshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531924415#531924415keep it up ladsWed, 01 May 2013 22:48:47 -0500keep it up ladshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531924411#531924411keep it up ladsWed, 01 May 2013 22:48:41 -0500not sure if it is still the same but some players used a basic card counting element when it came to blackjack in the casinos.No picture cards on the previous 6 or 7 cards pre new hand - then double up (at least) on the next hand. The higher the probhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531919571#531919571not sure if it is still the same but some players used a basic card counting element when it came to blackjack in the casinos.No picture cards on the previous 6 or 7 cards pre new hand - then double up (at least) on the next hand. The higher the probWed, 01 May 2013 17:35:11 -0500playing the maths on BJ will lose in the long run...as will every other casino game - card counting, where and when possible, is/was the only way to beat the househttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531918881#531918881playing the maths on BJ will lose in the long run...as will every other casino game - card counting, where and when possible, is/was the only way to beat the houseWed, 01 May 2013 16:58:58 -0500I must say I do agree with B_B with regards to blackjack. I got booted out of two hotels in Vegas a couple of years ago for having the absolute cheek to know what the percentages were. I also deliberately played the anchor leg on 6 seaters. The househttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531913251#531913251I must say I do agree with B_B with regards to blackjack. I got booted out of two hotels in Vegas a couple of years ago for having the absolute cheek to know what the percentages were. I also deliberately played the anchor leg on 6 seaters. The houseWed, 01 May 2013 14:03:11 -0500I refer the honourable gentleman to my 1st sentence on the previous posthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531912135#531912135I refer the honourable gentleman to my 1st sentence on the previous postWed, 01 May 2013 13:20:36 -0500the house edge in blackjack is only around 1% if you play the optimum strategy. Card counters say that it actually goes into -% if you do it correctly.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531912101#531912101the house edge in blackjack is only around 1% if you play the optimum strategy. Card counters say that it actually goes into -% if you do it correctly.Wed, 01 May 2013 13:18:21 -0500I think card counting is over-rated, also I'm not sure that most of the 'strategies' connected to blackjack are awfully good either.The %age in favour of the house is a more or less the same as for roulette.Casinos are a bit like warehouses for bettihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531911855#531911855I think card counting is over-rated, also I'm not sure that most of the 'strategies' connected to blackjack are awfully good either.The %age in favour of the house is a more or less the same as for roulette.Casinos are a bit like warehouses for bettiWed, 01 May 2013 13:09:03 -0500Study, would you agree that is it fair to say that playing blackjack against the house would give you the best chance of winning/not losing in the long term? A few dealers in America said that to me. I'm not talking fobt's here by the wayhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29885619/odds-of-making-1000-quid?post_id=531910775#531910775Study, would you agree that is it fair to say that playing blackjack against the house would give you the best chance of winning/not losing in the long term? A few dealers in America said that to me. I'm not talking fobt's here by the wayWed, 01 May 2013 12:32:08 -0500