Perhaps it is no coincidence that Las Vegas is located only 277 miles away from Hollywood. The short drive across the desert or one-hour flight via private jet provides easy access to casino tables for celebrities who look as striking on casino surveillance monitors as they do on the big screens where they prefer to be seen.
In the previous article in this series about my personal experiences with blackjack, I explained how I first learned how to play blackjack, and how I mastered the basic strategy (circa 1969). In this second article, I’ll explain how I decided to become a card counter and how I learned to count.
In this article you will learn how to play a hard 16 when you play blackjack.
A hard 16 is a blackjack hand that contains either no Aces, or if an Ace is present, it counts as one. Some examples of hard 16 are:
I learned to play blackjack after I lost my meager bankroll in a casino on my very first trip to Las Vegas. Here’s how this happened.
Engaging in Advantage Play you often have to travel to out of state locations. When you play, specifically on a team you will travel; most often to casino centric towns like Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Over the past decade or so more and more cities with casinos in them have popping up in the United States and abroad. But every AP will make the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, if not to play exclusively then they will be there for a convention or on a family vacation.
