Favorite spot for blackjack / 3-card poker

[kimball]

Where's your go to spot to play blackjack / 3-card poker?

Mine is harrahs... in that Toby Keith area. I don't like even country... but I like how that area is right by all those doors. You can see people walking by... there's always some action there. And... most important... I get drinks so fast there.

I've had the best time playing at that spot. During my trip last may... I spent 3 - 4 hours there in the middle of every day there. After the pool and before it was time to get ready to go out.

I also like playing at the Mirage... I get a good vibe there and win most of the time.

Blackjack at the playboy club is nice as well...

[Bababooey323]

Where's your go to spot to play blackjack / 3-card poker?

Mine is harrahs... in that Toby Keith area. I don't like even country... but I like how that area is right by all those doors. You can see people walking by... there's always some action there. And... most important... I get drinks so fast there.

I've had the best time playing at that spot. During my trip last may... I spent 3 - 4 hours there in the middle of every day there. After the pool and before it was time to get ready to go out.

I also like playing at the Mirage... I get a good vibe there and win most of the time.

Blackjack at the playboy club is nice as well...

Harrah's was voted worst casino for blackjack by voters and editors, the trippie awards, they're called. vegastripping.com, i think

palms is supposed to be best for blackjack. it's voted best by readers/voters and editors alike, and my friend has had good luck there. i will be playing there on saturday.

[kimball]

Harrah's was voted worst casino for blackjack by voters and editors, the trippie awards, they're called. vegastripping.com, i think

palms is supposed to be best for blackjack. it's voted best by readers/voters and editors alike, and my friend has had good luck there. i will be playing there on saturday.

I can see that... I really don't like Harrah's. I would not stay there. But that small corner area has always shown me a good time.

I've done well at the Palms also...

[masterdeviance]

For the best blackjack rules, downtown is the spot. But that's not usually possible when I'm staying on the strip. Palms is pretty nice, and so is MGM actually (LOTS of tables - some with good rules, but you gotta find 'em).

Played a little (and lost) at the Playboy Club, but the vibe is probably the best of all blackjack tables in Vegas.

[Cisco419]

I'm a bigger fan of Freemont St because of the much lower limits and I can play $2-3 switch blackjack for hours anda end up having a blast!

[masterdeviance]

I'm a bigger fan of Freemont St because of the much lower limits and I can play $2-3 switch blackjack for hours anda end up having a blast!

Hey, during AOD, I'm down to make a run to Fremont St for some blackjack fun....

[Cisco419]

Hey, during AOD, I'm down to make a run to Fremont St for some blackjack fun....

But will we have time?!? Or will we be too beligerant to remember? I know in March we'll probly take a trip down there. Imagine if we did that in May.... 140+ deep rolling to Freemont St chanting AOD!!! TDB!!!

[JavaMan]

From my limited sample (south half of the strip, plus Palms and Hard Rock), the Palms is the best place to play Blackjack... best rules, good comps, all coupled with a great party atmosphere.

The MGM is a close second, with also good rules.

And last place has to be the Excalibur.

I have not been to the casinos downtown, so I can't speak for those.

[kimball]

I'm a bigger fan of Freemont St because of the much lower limits and I can play $2-3 switch blackjack for hours anda end up having a blast!

I don't care for the switch blackjack... I had a friend who played... and if I remember right the payouts were weak. But, you can't beat sitting for hours, having fun and drinking for just about free.

[dnix]

not a blackjack player. please explain good rules vs bad

[kimball]

I'm a blackjack player and I'm not sure myself. Some smaller casinos and downtown have some odd rules. You can play blackjack switch... you have two hands... and I think you can make the best hand out of the two. But I think it pays out funny. There may be other games and rules as well.

I just play regular six deck blackjack. Dealer stays on 17. Blackjack pays 2 to 1.

[dnix]

I'm a blackjack player and I'm not sure myself. Some smaller casinos and downtown have some odd rules. You can play blackjack switch... you have two hands... and I think you can make the best hand out of the two. But I think it pays out funny. There may be other games and rules as well.

I just play regular six deck blackjack. Dealer stays on 17. Blackjack pays 2 to 1.

yeah I was trying to figure what rules you could find at the palms you couldnt find at harrahs. lol

[kimball]

I think it's just downtown and at like Casino Royale... next to the $1 michelobs...

[Cisco419]

If I'm not mistaken I think the rules everyone talks about is what you get for blackjack such as out here in San Diego you get paid 3:2 so if you made a $10 bet you'd win $15 where as most if not all Harrah's properties BJ pays out 6:5. So a $10 bet would only pay out $12 so you lose $3. This might not be that big of a deal but lets say your playing $100 hands you'd lose $30 at Harrah's props compared to msot other places.

Switch BJ is awesome and their odds/rules are kinda funny. The rules are you palce 2 bets and get dealt 2 hands now your allowed to switch the top 2 cards if it makes your hands better. Now I think BJ pays 6:5 if its natural compared to even money if it's after the switch. By natural I mean you get A, 10 (or face) right off the bat before switching. I think their usually either 8 shoe or continuas shuffle so that the house still has a good edge but you end up playing for a while because you might lose one of the hands and win the other breaking even.

Hope that helps.... and if those aren't the rules you guys are talking about then please correct me so that I know. Thanks!

[masterdeviance]

I'm a blackjack player and I'm not sure myself. Some smaller casinos and downtown have some odd rules. You can play blackjack switch... you have two hands... and I think you can make the best hand out of the two. But I think it pays out funny. There may be other games and rules as well.

I just play regular six deck blackjack. Dealer stays on 17. Blackjack pays 2 to 1.

Blackjack that pays 2:1?! Maybe on insurance....

At most tables, blackjack pays 3:2. It's the rip-off tables that pay only 6:5 on blackjack that are the ones to avoid; unfortunately, alot of casinos on the Strip seem to be introducing 6:5 blackjack nowadays. But 3:2 is still the most common.