Double Up -- Blackjack
January 21st, 2019 at 6:43:29 PM
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OK this is a similar format to my craps double up try. I'll take a $200 bankroll and start at $10 then use the winnings keep doubling until I win more than $1000. I stop after the initial $200 is gone.
That kind of progression will get me to $1280 after I win the 7th hand in a row -- 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280.
The problem is what to do with splits and doubles? I'm thinking that I'll use the bankroll to cover the double until I hit $100 or more. I'll roll forward with only the winnings if I win the double/split. If I were to get a split/double in the first hand then it would be bet $10, split/double covered with $10 from the bankroll. If I win then I would have $30 at risk and then I'd land at $960 after 6 hands -- 10, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480, 960. I'd probably quit at that point as it's close enough.
What about surrender? Well I figure I'm willing to lose a maximum of $200 on this so if I end up in a spot where I have to use surrender then I'm going to call that a loss and pocket the half bet. It would be quite funny to hit all the way to something like $640 and then surrender and end up ahead by $120 after I've lost the rest of the $200.
--helpmespock
That kind of progression will get me to $1280 after I win the 7th hand in a row -- 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280.
The problem is what to do with splits and doubles? I'm thinking that I'll use the bankroll to cover the double until I hit $100 or more. I'll roll forward with only the winnings if I win the double/split. If I were to get a split/double in the first hand then it would be bet $10, split/double covered with $10 from the bankroll. If I win then I would have $30 at risk and then I'd land at $960 after 6 hands -- 10, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480, 960. I'd probably quit at that point as it's close enough.
What about surrender? Well I figure I'm willing to lose a maximum of $200 on this so if I end up in a spot where I have to use surrender then I'm going to call that a loss and pocket the half bet. It would be quite funny to hit all the way to something like $640 and then surrender and end up ahead by $120 after I've lost the rest of the $200.
--helpmespock
