Learn From Your Own Blackjack History

Experience is the best teacher. This statement is very true for blackjack players. Travel has given me the opportunity to be without TV or computers for long periods of time. A simple deck of cards with the ability to track results with paper and pencil has allowed me to create my own blackjack history.

I used the simple dealer and six players format to simulate actual casino playing conditions. I used 1000 hands as the base number to create my blackjack statistics. In my best 1000 hand session I played standard hit up to 16 BJ and won 524 hands and lost 476 hands. In all of my other sessions my winning percentage was always below 50 percent. For fun I averaged 10,000 hands and my average was 46.32 percent winning hands.

As a blackjack player you have to know statistically that you will always lose more than you win.

I started to look at the patterns of wins and losses to see what actually happened. I put the strings of wins and losses into numbers and percentages. In every 1000 hand session there was always a string of six or more losses. Anyone playing the double till you win - will always lose within 1000 hands.