When I first started showing interest a few years back in playing blackjack, a friend of mine gave me a list of tips and unofficial personal rules; where he got them from I have no idea, but I more or less stuck to them and they served me well, so I figured the time has come to share the wisdom a little.
Choose a low minimum bet table: 5% of your bankroll is around the max that you want to be betting per hand, so playing at a table with a minimum that exceeds that percentage is asking for trouble. The danger is that with a high minimum table you run the risk of loosing your bankroll before without opportunities to regain lost revenue.
Never split 10s: it may be tempting to play the two hands, but 20 isn’t far off from 21, so be happy with what you have!
5s Never, 8s Always: a pair of 5s should never be split but a pair of 8s should be split in all circumstances except for when the dealer is showing a 10.
Always split Aces: getting a blackjack is, as they say, the name of the game, so splitting aces gives you two chances to do just that.
Stick on 17; no matter what your gut says, just stick with what you have. Bear in mind that the...
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