Aug 19 2008
Blackjack betting strategy: Aggressive.
So here’s the blackjack betting strategy that I’ve been using lately, including online, and made quite a bit of cash using. It is risky, and very aggressive, so if you’re a nervous gambler or sweat the money, it may not be the right strategy for you.
It’s actually a combination of progressive and reverse progressive betting. Basically, I sit down at the table with $100. We’ll use the $1 table as an example, since that’s what I was starting at online.
I bet the table minimum ($1). If I win a hand, I bet progressive. I go up a little. Actually, on the first hand, I double my bet (since I don’t like betting change). If I lose a hand, I double my bet. So, regardless of the outcome (other than a push), I double my bet after the first hand. Then, if I win, I go from $2-3. If I lose I go from $2-4. I continue to raise in dollar units after winning until I have $10 or more bet, then I go up to $5 chips. When I get to $50 or more, I go up to $25 increments. $200 or more, I go up to $100 increments.
Basically, I keep betting this way (raising a little after a win, doubling after a loss) until the amount that I should be betting is either a) more than I have, or b) more than the table limit. Most of the time, I wind up losing a little money (between $20-50) in a relatively short period of time. BUT, because of the reverse progressive, even if you lose a big hand, you can quickly wind up back where you started, and even up. In fact, a short hot streak using this method definitely makes up for (at least it did for me) the several losing sessions.
