The Martingale Blackjack Betting System

A fascinating blackjack strategy which focuses more on the betting side of blackjack than the playing (although this blackjack strategy should best be used with the basic blackjack strategy or an equivalent), is the strategy known as the martingale blackjack betting system. The martingale blackjack betting system assumes that very long winning and losing streaks at very even games are quite rare. This is because the chances of winning are usually fairly close to 50%. This means that the chances of losing 6 times in a row, for example are going to be near 1 in 64. This means that every time a player losses, he doubles his next bet, 63 of 64 times he is going to win back the original wager plus a slight profit. These are quite good odds for most players. This, then is exactly how the martingale blackjack betting strategy works. Every time you lose, you double your wager until you win, in which case you start from the beginning again. This particular type of blackjack strategy must be coupled with a blackjack strategy which is at least as good and effective as the basic blackjack strategy in order to really be successful. The usual model of the martingale blackjack betting system is depicted with a roulette wheel. In this model it is also quite simple to demonstrate why the system is not such a good one in practice. With blackjack, the martingale blackjack betting system is far more effective thanks to the importance of the basic blackjack strategy.

The Limitations of the Martingale Blackjack Betting System

There are certain limitations to the martingale blackjack betting system. The first of these is that the martingale blackjack betting system assumes an infinite pool of cash and a limitless betting range. Of course, this can never be true. Players can never have a truly infinite amount of cash nor can they bet whatever sum they desire as there are usually strictly enforced casino limits. These limitations do not completely annul the validity of the use of the martingale blackjack betting system. The reason for this is that it is quite possible to begin at the lowest betting range and increase to the highest. This can generally provide for streaks of up to 6 or 7 losses. In addition as previously noted, blackjack strategy plays a very important factor in the use of the martingale blackjack betting system. Using a martingale system in a game where no strategy is involved statistically is doomed to failure due to the aforementioned betting limitations. This is not the case when blackjack is played using a sound blackjack strategy. The basic blackjack strategy accounts for the majority of the success in play and the martingale blackjack betting system only improves slightly on the basic blackjack strategy. Since the basic blackjack strategy provides a near even game, the addition of the martingale blackjack betting system is sufficient in order to push the odds in favor of the player. Of course, the martingale blackjack betting system can be even further improved if blackjack card counting can be utilized as well as the basic blackjack strategy and the martingale blackjack betting system. Indeed, many great blackjack players have said that this triple combination of three aspects of blackjack has been the blackjack strategy which has brought them to their success and profits.

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