Blackjack Mistakes to Avoid | Gambling Tips

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Inexperienced blackjack players tend to make the same mistakes, and those mistakes can cost them dearly. In this video, a gambling expert tells you what those missteps are and how you can avoid them. Knowing these pitfalls can mean the difference between going home a winner or being a big loser.

Hey guys. I wanted to go into some mistakes to avoid at the Blackjack table. There are a few. It's not as daunting as you may think it is. It's not really a whole lot of things that you need to avoid, but I just wanted to touch up on the basic ones. Here we've got a wide set of circumstances where a lot of people will do the wrong thing. In the case here, it's a player here with a 15. One of the big mistakes that players will get a little too passive with their hands. 14s, 15s, 16s. Even when the dealer is, it doesn't matter what the dealer's showing, they're just afraid that they're going to bust, so they're not even going to bother. And that's not really a good way that you'd want to play, because, generally, with the dealer showing a card like, say, this 9, he's going to make a hand more often than he's not going to make a hand, so by just deciding, I'm not going to hit my 15, in the long run, you're going to end up costing yourself a lot of money.

In the case here, he hit, but he ends up over 21. But at least he gave himself a shot against the 9, as opposed to just being a sitting duck with a 15. A lot of times another thing players will do, too, is they'll be a little too aggressive with their hand. Where a player will have a soft 14, versus a 9, and he'll do something like he'll just want to double down on it. He just wants to get more money out. Which, that never works out very well, because any hand where you can't make at least a 20, it's generally not a hand you're going to want to double down on. True, he can make a 6 or a 7 with the 3, but if he misses, which, most of the time, he will; like, now, he's got a 12. He's stuck with a 12, nothing you can do about it, and he's got 400 out, versus a 9.

Another thing that people want to do, and this falls under the category of aggressive, is do moves like splitting 10s. Where, everybody at the table probably winces as you do it, you split these 10s, now you're looking for two 10s or better. Now you've got a 15, and then you elect to hit the 15. He lucks out with a 20, but then this hand here, he's got 18. He's behind. So if the dealer ends up making a hand, then he will more than likely just push, as opposed to if he would have won straight out with a 20.

Another thing that falls under aggressive plays would be splitting too often. So a lot of times people will want to split a pair of 7s because they want to get more money out, just for whatever reason. So now, you've got one hand that was okay, the 14, but now instead, now you've got a hand where you turned your marginal hand, now you've got two of them that you're stuck with. So, if he decides he wants to hit the 16, now he busts, now he's got a 17 that he's stuck with. What's going to happen now, he's hoping he had a 19, he did, and he's got a 14, dealer draws to a 20. So now he just lost two bets by splitting his 7s. And he loses his bet, and then you've got the guy who decided to split his 10s, he loses one of them, he pushes one. He could have just stayed and whatever would have happened with the cards would have happened with the cards. But instead, now he loses money, and the guy who was aggressive with his soft 14, he ended up with this hard 12, he ends up losing as well. So, these are a lot of mistakes that a lot of players make that I like to try to help you guys avoid, because mistakes like that cost you money, and then it swings the odds even further in the house's favor.

[ShawnTinling]

Just thought I'd pop in here after 2 years to say "thanks for watching" to whom it applies, and uh... you know... wave to the trolls too I guess. :)

[derekstewart]

I don't gamble or go to casinos but just wanted to say, Shawn, that you're very charismatic and do an excellent job of explaining things!

[biggawinnacrapsa]

00:45 - actually, it does matter what the dealer is showing when you are stuck with a hard 14, 15, or 16.

[jasonblank]

excellent vid bro. you can tell by how you talk that you're sincere

[haldaemon]

Great channel, someone like me needs it. I just play online, but I know enough to know what I don't know. The video on how to bet is gold, thank you!

[slydogger]

Just a reminder. If other players are playing really bad and you are playing the game right its all good. the actions of the other players do not affect your outcome. Do not get mad and pick a fight.

[EErriic]

So he's basically just saying use basic strategy..

[micAhK]

Oh if I didnt know before, I definitely know now you know

[tripjet]

"Mr. Fields, is this a game of chance?"

Fields: "Not the way I play it!"

[chrisgregg]

This dude is a serious guy. like the dude . he has helped me out a ton

[XXgenderloveXY]

I'm brand new to blackjack but really enjoying it so far. I thought there was a basic strategy that is always the best course of action. Is that what you're talking about here, or is this something different?

[johandreengelbrecht]

great info on the game. as a croupier id just like to help peter costello right and the dude presenting this video. any cards that have the same value can be split. i am impressed that the double on 14(soft) that the 8 was squeezed. well done dude. But chips should not be passed from one hand to the other. cards are picked up opposite for hand reconstruction, sitting down is also a big NOOO. but your making a video so its okay. draw with your left and pass to the right when you draw from the shoe. But all and all youre not a croupier and the info was correct. Well done man

[thepanman]

Great video man, I thought every point was good. I'll never split 7's, but if I'm playing one on one with a dealer, I think it would be a smart play to make.

[SmartCasinoGuidecom]

Good video, you know. I like your videos, hope will be more because your lessons are useful for every level players. Thanks a lot.

[guibox]

Though I haven't ever done it yet (and I would do it only if I was playing alone), with counting cards and the count high..I think I might start splitting my tens. :)

[cmcleod]

I do split 7's but only if dealer is showing 7 or less and if the casino allows it if i draw 3, or 4 if the dealer is showing a 7. If the dealer is showing 6 or less and I draw an Ace, 2, 3, or 4 then double down

[kristianbautista]

You laid out a good point...I see most of the time who does this type of bets are the drunk players.

[AAALLDAY]

Very true I see these type of plays all the time

[KeysIdaho]

Best way to get drunk on the internet. This video! Take a shot every time he says "ya know." Especially at the end... You'll drain the bottle !

[matheus]

tks for the good tips, I like to play blackjack, I don't play big money but I don't like to be a sucker, no matter how much money you r playing, having knowledge is always good for you and for the table