Favorite spot for blackjack / 3-card poker

[masterdeviance]

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 2.5:1 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.

Yeah, exactly. The difference between Harrah's properties and Palms, for instance, is the payout you get on blackjack. The more hands you play at the table, the bigger the difference it makes on your winnings.

[DJ Ran]

Some of the best fun I've had playing blackjack was at the Imperial Palace. They have dealers that dress up like stars and even perform. Michael Jackson, Toby Keith, Joan Jett, Stevie Wonder and Charo just to name a few.

[IndyColtsGal]

DJ RAn I had fun at those table in 2005.

Showing my age here....I'm partial to 4 Queens D.T., where I first learned to play at a $1 table....um too many yr's ago.

Had the best luck @ BJ at the Ho (Westward HO for you puppies).

[kimball]

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.

Sorry... Your right about 3:2... I got them mixed up. Thank you.

[kori]

not a blackjack player. please explain good rules vs bad

as others have mentioned, 3:2 payouts for blackjack instead of 6:5.
also:
The less amounts of decks used the better. Most strip casinos use as many as 6 or 8.

A lot of people do not like the continuous shuffle machines.. personally if it's more than two deck, I prefer the continuous shuffle.. I hate when the dealer shuffles 6 decks manually.

whether or not you can re-split aces.

Rules on which cards you can actually double down on..,

whether or not the dealer stands or hits on a soft seventeen.

and I'm a little hazy on this one, but if you get a blackjack and the dealer gets a blackjack, if you have the option to take the money or push..


To answer the original poster's question, I like blackjack at Mandalay or Planet Hollywood.. more because of the ambiance, and because I'm luckier there. I like the downtown casinos but don't like to be away from the strip much.. But the downtown casinos are better in the sense of more favorable rules, and the players seem to know what they are doing.

[kori]

Some of the best fun I've had playing blackjack was at the Imperial Palace. They have dealers that dress up like stars and even perform. Michael Jackson, Toby Keith, Joan Jett, Stevie Wonder and Charo just to name a few.

haha, how can i forget, i always have a good time at IP with the dealertainers!

[chillin@thebellag]

As far as BJ goes, I'm stuck infinite at every casino in Vegas except for the Venetian, where I think I'm breaking even...therefore my answer is the Venetian.

[LondonUK]

I don't know if it's the same for BJ, but I was playing Pai Gow Poker over at Aria during New Years, and Marc was playing Craps, and we were getting served drinks crazy quick!

[pcket5s]

I swore off Blackjack after my beatdown @ Planet Hollywood in the pleasure pit... but at least my $300 dollar beer tasted good and the view of the lovely dealers was nice.

Anyhow for newbie's out there there are a couple of things you want to look for when trying to find a table:

Generally the less number of decks the better. Single deck blackjack has the lowest house edge, but often costs the most to play ($100min). Choosing 6 over 8 decks will give you a slight advantage.

Dealer stays on soft 17 (i.e. the dealer has an Ace and 6, or an Ace, 4, and 2, etc). He/She will not be allowed to hit

Double allowed after splitting

Player can double on any two cards (as opposed to just 10-11, or 9-11)

Player can resplit up to 4 hands

Player can resplit Aces

Player can hit split Aces

Blackjack pays 3:2 -And if you can only remember one of these rules -remember this one because 6:5 BJ increase the house edge by 1.40% which may not seem like a lot but it is compared to a rule like a player can only double on 10-11 which increases house edge by 0.09%

[LondonUK]

I swore off Blackjack after my beatdown @ Planet Hollywood in the pleasure pit... but at least my $300 dollar beer tasted good and the view of the lovely dealers was nice.

Anyhow for newbie's out there there are a couple of things you want to look for when trying to find a table:

Generally the less number of decks the better. Single deck blackjack has the lowest house edge, but often costs the most to play ($100min). Choosing 6 over 8 decks will give you a slight advantage.

Dealer stays on soft 17 (i.e. the dealer has an Ace and 6, or an Ace, 4, and 2, etc). He/She will not be allowed to hit

Double allowed after splitting

Player can double on any two cards (as opposed to just 10-11, or 9-11)

Player can resplit up to 4 hands

Player can resplit Aces

Player can hit split Aces

Blackjack pays 3:2 -And if you can only remember one of these rules -remember this one because 6:5 BJ increase the house edge by 1.40% which may not seem like a lot but it is compared to a rule like a player can only double on 10-11 which increases house edge by 0.09%

The MGM has $25 minimum single deck BJ, I found out by complete accident! (I thought I was playing with 8 decks! and yes, maybe I was drunk...)

[Bababooey323]

The MGM has $25 minimum single deck BJ, I found out by complete accident! (I thought I was playing with 8 decks! and yes, maybe I was drunk...)

hey. you from near greenwich?

[tschwicht]

I'm a big fan of playing

a.) $100 a hand at the Palms Pool during Ditch
b.) $5 a hand at O'Sheas in a drunken haze enjoying cheap beer

Other than that, blackjack is blackjack.

[Bababooey323]

I'm a big fan of playing

a.) $100 a hand at the Palms Pool during Ditch

balllllller

[tschwicht]

balllllller

More like i'm an idiot

Option B is preferred, although I can't control my urges. At the boats here at home I play $25 min just because it's pretty much all we have. In fact, I lost handily Monday night at $25 min.

[LondonUK]

hey. you from near greenwich?

Close-ish, probably takes about 30mins to get there