Playing professionally at the expert level, as is true of any game, is indeed complex and takes years to perfect. But any one can become a good recreational player and have a good chance against the casino. Might be wondering how???

You people may have heard about the term “Blackjack Basic Strategy”

Blackjack basic strategy is a set of betting and hit/stand rules to statistically maximize your chances of winning.

To reduce the small edge against you with Blackjackbasic strategy even further, you simply must pay attention to the cards on the table and develop some sense of the proportion of high cards versus low cards remain in the deck. But there is no need to spend a lot of time to become proficient card counter.

Here are some rules, if you follow them exactly you can play better than the majority of people who sit down at the blackjack table. While these rules do not represent "perfect"Blackjack basic strategy, they give you a great deal of the advantage of a perfect basic strategy and are very simple to memorize.

1. If the dealer's up card is 7 or higher, continue to draw cards until you have a hard count of at least 17 or higher, or a soft count of 18 or higher.

2. If the dealer's up card is 6 or lower, draw cards until you have at least 12. Stop when you have 12 or higher.

3. Double down when your first two cards total 10 or 11, IF the dealer has a 9 or lower.

4. Always split aces and eights. Do not split any other pairs.

And that's it! These four simple rules will take you out of the "sucker" category, keep you out of serious trouble and ensure that the house edge is around 1.5% or so - some of the best odds you'll get in a casino.