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Lesson 17: The Advanced Course - Part 5
Basic Strategy Variations: Test Yourself
By putting my classes up on the internet, I know I'm reaching a much larger audience than I ever had while teaching classes in person, but I do miss the ability to see how you all are doing in learning the material. In my 'in-person' classes, I always tested my students to gauge their progress and thus determine how effective my teaching methods are. We can't do that here, but I want you to test yourself with the methods I'm going to show you, if for no reason other than the fact that it will build your confidence when you see how much you really know. Much like we did when learning proper basic strategy, you should first complete one copy of the test directly from the material I taught in order to give yourself an answer sheet to use when correcting subsequent tests.
This test just asks you to 'fill in the blanks' with the correct index number from -2 to +10. Print as many copies of this as you'd like.
Advanced Course Practice Matrix |
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Dealer's Up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Player's Hand A,2 |
H |
H |
__ |
__ |
__ |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand A,3 |
H |
H |
__ |
__ |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand A,4 |
H |
H |
__ |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand A,5 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
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|
Player's Hand A,6 |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand A,7 |
__ |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H |
__ |
Player's Hand A,8 |
S |
S |
__ |
__ |
__ |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Player's Hand A,9 |
S |
S |
S |
__ |
__ |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Player's Hand 8 |
H |
H |
H |
__ |
__ |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 9 |
__ |
__ |
D |
D |
D |
__ |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
__ |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 11 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
__ |
Player's Hand 12 |
__ |
__ |
__ |
__ |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
Player's Hand 13 |
__ |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 14 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
__ |
Player's Hand 15 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
__ |
__ |
__ |
__ |
__ |
Player's Hand 16 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
__ |
__ |
__ |
__ |
__ |
Player's Hand 17 or more |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Player's Hand 2,2 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 3,3 |
__ |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 4,4 |
H |
H |
H |
__ |
__ |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 5,5 |
NEVER SPLIT; TREAT AS '10' |
Player's Hand 6,6 |
__ |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 7,7 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Player's Hand 8,8 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
__ |
P |
Player's Hand 9,9 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
__ |
P |
P |
S |
__ |
Player's Hand 10,10 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Player's Hand A,A |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
THIS MATRIX ASSUMES DOUBLE AFTER SPLIT IS PERMITTED AND ALSO ASSUMES THAT YOU DON'T CHOOSE TO SPLIT 10s.
Homework
Start on this and try to do one a day for the next two weeks.
See you here next lesson.
Questions? E-mail me at and I'll reply personally.
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GAMEMASTER BLACKJACK SCHOOL LESSONS:
The Basic Course:
Basic blackjack strategy (1)
Basic blackjack strategy (2)
Blackjack card counting basics
Blackjack: How to count cards
Blackjack card counting tricks
Blackjack single-deck card counting
Money management as a card counter
Ture count & optimum bets
Money management & standard deviation
Attitude for winning blackjack
Evaluating blackjack games
Casino playing tactics
The Advanced Course:
Blackjack strategy variations
When to hit or stand
Soft/hard doubling hands
Blackjack gaming: split?
Test blackjack skills
Advanced single-deck card counting
Advanced single-deck blackjack
Casino gambling for optimum bet
Beating double-deck blackjack games
Beating double-deck blackjack: betting simulation
Double-deck blackjack strategy variations
Blackjack gaming surrender options
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