No, can't afford to be serious. I find the rest purely a luck game (e.g. Three Pictures, Baccarat, etc) - you can't do anything with the cards dealt to you. With Blackjack, at least you have a bit of control over what to do with your cards. So that's why I like it. It's still a luck game, even if you play perfect basic strategy.If you are serious about Blackjack then MBS is much better than RWS. MBS plays the American BJ rules ( house advantage, 0.15% ). RWS plays the European BJ, HA 0.44%. But this assume you are playing perfect Basic Strategy. Do you play 100% Basic Strategy.
I remember while playing Pontoon (a variation of Blackjack) at Genting Highlands, a guy telling me Pontoon is the only card game he plays (after switching from Baccarat). So I asked him how frequent he comes to Genting. He's from KL and said the makes the trip up once every fortnight. You must be winning then? He said, well, not every time but mostly. That night, he said was his worst - lost his entire bankroll in a few hours. I figured, despite his loss that night, that Pontoon is a probably a game worth learning to play. So that's how I came to play Pontoon and then recently Blackjack.
I also find Texas hold 'em quite fun - not the kind where you play against the other players and can All IN. But the variation that's played at both MBS and RWS, where you play against the dealer.
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