I worked in the casino for 10 years. One of the biggest winning streaks I've ever seen was from someone playing the whole table using the no bust strategy.
@cruzarreolaheat Because casinos just assume you are cheating or gaming the system when you beat the house. Eventually, they tell you to stop playing that game, and if you keep coming back and keep winning they will study your games, and then ban you. Casinos love people who give them all of their money and hate people who win. The reason honestly doesn't matter. They are a business and will throw you out if they feel like it. Go to a casino when their tabies are open and watch them card you every time you enter, but when their tables are closed, they card you maybe a third of the time and almost never scan. They want the names of every potential card counter.
@cruzarreolaheat casinos love you if you give them your money and hate you if you take their money. They are a business and will throw you out for any reason.
"another level of hate"...LMAO! There sure have been times when I've reached high levels of hate at a bj table! One of these days I'll try your kamikaze strategy and see what happens!!
I did that in my test run. I split everything and doubled down on everything that was below 12. In my test, I saw wild fluctuation from +3200 to -2500. That was over a 2 hour span. I'll keep testing this and see what can be improved. You only win when you either get a good hand or the dealer busts.
I believe someone did the math and no bust strategy gives the casino an addition 6% edge to their already 2ish% edge, basic strategy brings that 2% down to around .5% edge so in the long run you'll end up losing 8x more money playing no bust
I totally believe your right. But several years ago I did no bust at the casino for like 6 straight trips to the casino. Going with $300 each time. I would come back with like $700-$800 every time. Until the last. I think I brought $500 doing no bust and got absolutely cleaned out . Never tried it again.
I saw another channel post the documents showing the return to player of all casino games over a given period. He was talking about slots, but I noticed the BJ RTP was significantly worse than even penny slots. That tells me there are a bunch of horrendous BJ players out there...
I used to play like this when they told me that the dealer has to bust and you don’t want to bust so I would always play this and that’s why I don’t play black jack anymore😂😂😂
I know someone who is a dealer and they say if you watch black Jack long enough. You will see the winnings that the casino makes is actually not from winning with a better hand but it’s from the players busting themself before the dealer does anything and that’s what gives the house edge.
This looks like a great strategy. I think I'll abandon card counting and having a reasonable idea about what cards will be coming out next and do this instead. Apparently, this strategy causes the dealer to bust every other hand instead of 28 percent and causes the player to win every double down and split. This two-shoe sample is clearly enough to prove this is the norm and not just a random instance of positive variance at work.
Also, why does the intro pic show him getting arrested or thrown out. That didn't happen. I've been backed off after getting my butt totally kicked before. Kind of makes me think the casino might want players to play like this. Shows how much they know!
I wonder how many realize you are being facetious? 12 vs an A or face? Ignorant strategy if you can call it that. I see players pass on doubling with 9 or 10 vs a 3-6 and I just shake my head. Or stand on 88 vs a 5 or 6. Just light the money on fire
Remember folks, means average only works for over thousands of hands. When the book way says 48.6%, that number is not true if you only play 100 hands. It's like rolling dice odds or even. It may be 50-50, but if you roll 10 times you may get 7 odds 3 evens, roll 50 times 30 odds 20 evens, etc. BJ the game is design for you to bust yourself out. Yes you can make a good hit, but you may lose a dealer's high bust hand. This video's strategy may look dumb, and against the book. But it may work in the short span. I would say play 30 hands this way and if you're up run away. The longer you stay the averages starts to get to you.
Past results should have no bearing on what you do next. Either it's a good strategy and you should run with it whether you are up or down or it is a bad strategy and you should bail on it, whether you are up or down. Believing otherwise is the Fallacy of the Maturity of Chances (more commonly referred to as the Gambler's Fallacy). I've seen too many people say "it's been red 4 times in a row, the next on has to be black!" on the roulette table. Unfortunately, that is not just not how math works. Getting 5 reds in a row is rare because (simplifying) the odds of red once is 1/2. 5 in a row, then, are 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/32 or roughly 3%. Once it's already been red 4 times the chance of each of those events are now 1/1 because they already happened and that is the only possible outcome. The odds are now 1/1 * 1/1 * 1/1 * 1/1 * 1/2 = 1/2 or 50% to complete the 5 in a row set. The same would be true if it was red 1,000 times in a row (a pretty much impossible thing to happen, but still). The chance of it being 1,001 in a row is still 50%, because the first 1,000 already happened and the chance for those is 100%.
@@aethere4l But he is still right. You should walk away if you are lucky enough to run good, because even though the chance of winning is a little under 50% every hand, the more hands you play, the bigger chance is there of you losing in the long run. Plus every strat in BJ is bad, except if you count cards. And EVERY strat is bad at the roulette table.
@@aethere4lOP's actually approximated the truth. I think Claud Shannon proved that to give yourself the best chance of beating a -eV game you bet once only. OP just got carried away and ran 1 up to 30
That's the dumbest idea ever lol. By playing no bust you just lower you chance of winning compared to if you used BS. The only reason he won money here was because he varied up his bets and got lucky when he bet big, then played the min or close to it after that. I can't believe all the people in the comments thinking that playing no bust is actually a good idea lol
This works best if you're playing a solo table late at night. You should set an extra $1 to the side per bet to tip dealer if you can. You'll play plenty of hands and not be stressed. Drinking on the side is a plus and engaging in good conversation with the dealer will make it a pleasant experience for both parties. Great vid!!
I play no bust when I'm at a table solo but will also split a hard 20. Tried it once in okc walked away up 1200 and once in vegas walked away up 1500. So far so good!
@@DragonPanda78 Yes - Its mathematically considered a minus -4% game vs perfect strategy -1%. But I have found it keeps one from busting 5 or 6 or more hands in a row against a non-strong dealer hand. This is almost always the demise of a players bankroll (busting first).
I only have seen a person do this in person one time at a small local casino . He would max out the buster bet at everyones side which was $300 (300x5or 6) . Also he would double anything under 12, even a 3 . Started with $1500 and in like 7 hands was at 40k . We told him to leave but he didn't, me and my friends left the table and 5 minutes later he was back to 3k. Think this strategy works if u play hard / for big hands and for a short time. I have been tempted to try it . After all, i started playing by the book and have lost the past 9 times i have played BJ.
That’s quite the spin up and he may never do that again in his life but don’t mean he won’t quit trying or even get to $20k but of course betting like that and losing it quickly goes away so best to know when to walk away with something
Sometimes you have to walk away for a few shoe changes or try another table. It’s a game of runs too. I play live bj online sometimes . I do great when I don’t need money and do horrible if I do 😂
Its a bad strategy just by the numbers. No matter if people have won with it in the past or not, the odds are against you in the long term. If you have fun doing it, then by all means go for it, just know that you are more likely to lose than not.
Yes like any investment when do you leave??? I never leave a loser if I am winning. If I am up 500 I leave at 250 If I am up 1,000 then 750 so on. The longer you play the greater the casino odds, they don't run out of money.
whatever strategy you choose to play vs the casino you must do it short term and leave quickly when you are up. You will always lose eventually because of the built in house advantage. For example, when he was playing here and he got up $1,500 he should have quit right there and not play the rest of the shoe out. Instead he dumped $400 the very next hand getting greedy. The two advantages a player has is how much to bet, and when to quit. Learning those is critical for successful gambling.
No bust=no win. This has been well known for 50 years at least. Anything can happen over a small number of hands but the casino will be very happy if more people played this strategy.
Then why do they advertise basic strategy and give out little cards that tell you how they want you to play??? Because you busting before they do is in their interest and not yours. When they do the statistics they don’t take into account that you must act first.
@@TheBeefSlayer No, they advertise basic strategy because even with basic strategy, you still have a 0.5% disadvantage against the casino in the long run. Therefore, they are quite happy to have you play that way and take your money. However, if you use a no bust strategy, they have an even larger advantage against you, and you are likely to lose an average of 8x more money than if you used basic strategy. Hence why the casino is happy with this guy filming and advertising this strategy, as maybe more idiots will try it and think they have an advantage.
When I want to play stupid I just tell the players at the table that I will be happy to play as they want me to as long as they pay me. Guy in the front would have me hit made hands and sit in 14s I didn't card he would just flip me the chips. I was playing for 10s and he was playing for 500 a hand. Loved it when I wanted to hit a hard 19 dealer calls for pit boss, he laughs as I said 19 won't win. Pulled a duece she pulls over a 20 the pit boss just laughed as did i since it was 10 dollar bet and the table raked in all the other bets. What I didn't telll him was I saw the other 10.
The first shoe at 6 minutes you finally enter a favorable scenario on the count, using hi opt II and ASC you are something in the neighborhood of +8 running count and -2 on aces. At 9 minutes you are +22 running and even on aces. The no bust strategy your using works out well in these high counts because the indices tell you to stay on a good portion of your 15,16 and even 14 against dealer 10/A and even sometimes 9/8, especially if you are side counting 7s (more so when you have 12 through 14). The entire shoe after that part is extremely favorable for the player, especially using no bust strategy. I think there is merit to it when you are aware of some of these factors I'm describing
Pretty much all of the comments I'm reading on this video are speaking out of complete ignorance, which I find to be the case at any black jack table, so this checks out
Also I thought it was weird that you didn't have to double your bet to play two hands. I'm always playing 2 hands and I have never played in Vegas where it was acceptable to play two hands at min bet... Found that odd
I think everyone didn't like this strategy because it actually worked and made you money. Everybody thought it was going to lead you to losing all your money. I would like to see a couple more variations of this. Double deck and a continuous card shuffler. It would be nice to see if 3 or 4 people at a table do this as well but I don't think you will be able to get that. Thanks for the videos
This is a wild concept if you think about it. Imagine how many 10s leave the deck as bust cards never to be used again. Logically you and the dealer both have the same odds of getting a strong hand so they're just as likely to bust as you. I think he's on to something with this strategy. Definitely trying this sometime
I’ve done this strategy for years. Very rarely lost at the tables and occasionally would have a decent $1000 profit from a €200 starting point. I like the strategy but do understand that from an odds perspective it does give the house more of an edge. I just find it fun to always have a shot at winning the hand!
The houses biggest advantage in blackjack resides mostly in the player having to act 1st, resulting in many hands busting even before the dealers 2nd card is revealed. The basic/optimal strategy is based on an extensive number of hands. But this game is played shoe by shoe and does not take into account people coming and going, winning streaks, losing streaks, etc. Remember...."The Book" was written by a casino 😉😆😆
Casinos did not "write the book." Please read up on the people who actually crunched the numbers to determine the optimal basic strategy: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(blackjack).
Basic strategy is based of sims of millions of hands. It is the best way mathematically to reduce houses edge. You might win short term doing this goofy no bust strategy due to good variance but long term you’re going to give the casino even more edge. Might as well walk up to the cage and just hand them your buy in. Save the time.
Bet spreading is the big thing casinos look for, but it’s hardly the only thing they’ll look out. Card counters play perfect basic strategy with deviations dependent on the count. If you’re playing terrible strategy they wont even entertain the idea of being a counter. Plenty of terrible players will vary their bets
I apologized first and truly sorry to anyone got offended, not against anyone or making any person angry just my honest reflections. No burst strategy might be a tactical move because we can try to increase the chances of letting dealer's hand burst by overfeeding them with all the bigger cards such as 8,9,10,Jack,Queen and King. Plus if even the dealer's hand has been utilized while surviving with smaller cards (based on basic card count mindset that small cards gives advantages to dealer's hands.) Along the way ending up we managed to saved more big cards for next gaming rounds. Vice verses bigger cards will give players more advantages and cutting edge as players always received the very first card. i notice this time round as King tries to split and double up, the tendency of Big cards 9,10,Jack,Queen and Kings are higher compare to his other videos. But i doubt this might work with CSM. Thank you.
This kinda works playing solo, the goal is to screw the deck that is automatically shuffled since the shuffle is specifically done to prohibit streaks so it’ll crush people pressing their bets
This strategy came out ahead in this scenario more because he was lucky enough to win when his bets were high, not because it's at all a smart way to play.
If you play this where they have a continuous shuffler, you will do GREAT as long as they put the cards back into the machine every 3-5 hands. The dealers will bust FAR more often in the first 3-5 hands of a 6 deck shoo. Basic strategy was built on the premise of cards coming out of the deck and how your percentages change as cards are removed, but if they get put back in play every few hands, then you have to treat a deck like it is brand new. If the dealer has a face card in a single deck of cards, we know he does not have an ace, that means he stands on 7-8-9-10-j-q-k and hits with a 2-3-4-5. That is almost a 50/50 chance that the dealer does not have a face card. The same card that can make you bust with 12 or over can also make them bust 5 out of 12 times. If you are out and they are out, YOU still lose, not the house. On the same note, when I play at places with the continuous shuffler, I do hit with 12 and 13 using the same premise of the amount of cards in a single deck that can hurt me and those that can help me. As a test, take just a single deck of cards, try this but after each round, shuffle the deck. You will be astonished how many times you win the first hand of a shoo WITHOUT using basic strategy.
@@gregkieliszewski5886 really? Well. Odds are the EXACT same at the beginning of every shoe. They are not influenced by count or anything like that. Basic strategy was not written on that premise. It's dependent on cards coming out of the shoe. Again, play 100 hands using this method on a 6 deck table, or even try it at home with just one deck.
I usually use the "no bust" strategy if I have a 15 against a dealer 10 or a 16 against a dealer 9. The odds are pretty close either way, and I prefer to lose to the dealer rather than busting. However, if you have a 12 through 14 against a dealer 7 to 10, you are much better off hitting. If you are going to deviate from the odds, you should only do it when there is a minimal difference between the odds of the choices.
I think it can be fun to play this way, but... "Following the No-Bust Strategy gives the casino an approximate 4% edge over the player. Compare that to basic blackjack strategy, which advises hitting a hand of 12 through 16 against a dealer's seven or higher; this results in only a 0.5% casino house edge. That means you are likely to lose eight times more money playing this No-Bust Strategy."
its also very easy to play this way, almost nobody plays perfect basic strategy. There are some weird doubling/splitting situations. Also you get the satisfaction of never busting first when you would have won with anything.
I've done it a couple times, broke even between the two. The biggest problem with playing "No bust" is pissing off everyone else at the table because you're not playing "correctly".
My sister is quite the bj player and always plays "by the book". But I've been telling her that one of these days when it's just the two of us at a table, I'm going to try this no-bust strategy. That should be good for a 100 or so eye-rolls from her! And then when I get a wild-hair I'm also going to try the "dealer rules" strategy. What that means is that I'll play my hand exactly the way a dealer plays their hand. Keep hitting until I get to 17 or better or bust, regardless of the dealer's up card, and no splits or doubling down, etc. I figure since it always works incredibly well for the dealers...what not give it a try.
Without doing the math, that seems intuitively correct. 16 vs face/ace is tiny mistake, with every "point" away from there towards 12 vs face/ace the house edge would HAVE to increase
You can't make any definitive conclusions after seeing this video. The sample size is way too small plus you were raising and shrinking your bets. You also made some basic strategy errors. Just know in the long run, you will get killed doing this strategy.
You can’t fluctuate your initial bet and then say you won X amount of dollars with this strategy. You should still double and split when appropriate, but every hand needs to the same $25 bet or whatever to start with. You can still figure out the W/L percentage but it would make for a better experiment if you stick to it!
I did the same thing you just did for 2 hours. At my high, I was up $3200. At my low, I was down $2500. What I saw was that I was riding waves of wins and then losses. This strategy really only works if the dealer busts, or you get dealt a high hand. I saw more wild fluctuation when I doubled down on every card I took. As long as you walk away while you are up, and have deep enough pockets to ride out the bottom of the wave, you can win at this.
I loved it. Reminds me of when I first played black jack and wondered why everybody left the table that I was playing at. BUT I won more than anybody. I just didn't lose. The casino puts out those cards telling you what to hit and when to stay.
Ive been playing blackjack basic strategy for 35 years and have lost millions playing by the book stuburnly. Its a losing game and yes I use to count cards.
tbf one of my best returns was playing no bust... untill I got to drunk and didn't leave and lost it all but Ive never been up more in a session than I was in that one. I do generally just play basic strat tho aha
I am surprised they let you set up cameras. I was in a Casino a few years back and got a earful from the pitboss because I took a picture of my chip stack at the Roulette.
At 18:25, dealer had a “soft” 17 and did not hit! Writing on the table says, “dealer must hit soft 17”. You got screwed there and lost both hands! Dealer had 4, 10, Ace, & 2. That’s soft 17!
Just watching the first shoe, I noticed he should’ve doubled ace two into a six and he should never have split the sevens into a nine, but he won with it
Sat at a table with an older foreign woman who was very scared on hitting anything more than a 13/14, she ended up turning around 300 to 2500$. Maybe this is a valid strategy?
I sometimes stand 15 and always stand 16 unless against a dealer A. I figure it doesn't change the long term EV much since you're more than 50% likely to bust anyway, figure roll the dice on dealer bust. No bust isnt black and white. There is a big difference between standing a 12 vs dealer ten vs standing a 16 vs dealer 10
Nothing irritates me more than playing with players who don't understand the odds. You just can't avoid recognizing the hands where they turn your win into a loss.
Absolutely, i dont call it 21 or blackjack. I call it " dont bust." Always have. Why bust then let the dealer win with a 4? Once you bust, the house wins with any 2 cards. Cant say for sure you'll win, but the odds are better. Its called 21 to hide that fact.
Staying on 13-16 is GTO strategy on specific positive counts against any cards but especially against 10s, but can apply semi frequently on dealer 8 through Ace. That player was more likely than not counting and leveraging illustrious 18 indices at the very least, which grants edge against the casino
I worked in the casino for 10 years. One of the biggest winning streaks I've ever seen was from someone playing the whole table using the no bust strategy.
Did the casino tell him he can't play blackjack?
@@braces11111why would they do that? he is going to donate money to them in the long run if he does that dumbass method every time😂
@cruzarreolaheat Because casinos just assume you are cheating or gaming the system when you beat the house. Eventually, they tell you to stop playing that game, and if you keep coming back and keep winning they will study your games, and then ban you.
Casinos love people who give them all of their money and hate people who win. The reason honestly doesn't matter. They are a business and will throw you out if they feel like it.
Go to a casino when their tabies are open and watch them card you every time you enter, but when their tables are closed, they card you maybe a third of the time and almost never scan. They want the names of every potential card counter.
@cruzarreolaheat casinos love you if you give them your money and hate you if you take their money. They are a business and will throw you out for any reason.
@@braces11111 No casino would ever back off a stupid person with no self control
Should double everything 11 and under. take this no bust strat to another level of hate.
"another level of hate"...LMAO! There sure have been times when I've reached high levels of hate at a bj table! One of these days I'll try your kamikaze strategy and see what happens!!
I did that in my test run. I split everything and doubled down on everything that was below 12. In my test, I saw wild fluctuation from +3200 to -2500. That was over a 2 hour span. I'll keep testing this and see what can be improved. You only win when you either get a good hand or the dealer busts.
@@someguy-k2h what about three hands of 100 each and surrender everything under 17
@@bigkahuna3534 That isn't a bad idea, but surrender isn't an option in a lot of places. Great idea.
I believe someone did the math and no bust strategy gives the casino an addition 6% edge to their already 2ish% edge, basic strategy brings that 2% down to around .5% edge so in the long run you'll end up losing 8x more money playing no bust
Dawg without BS your average player gives the casino a 16% edge haha
I think he’s doing pretty good
I totally believe your right. But several years ago I did no bust at the casino for like 6 straight trips to the casino. Going with $300 each time. I would come back with like $700-$800 every time. Until the last. I think I brought $500 doing no bust and got absolutely cleaned out . Never tried it again.
Combine no bust with martingale.
I saw another channel post the documents showing the return to player of all casino games over a given period. He was talking about slots, but I noticed the BJ RTP was significantly worse than even penny slots. That tells me there are a bunch of horrendous BJ players out there...
November is the only time you should ever play the NO BUST strategy 😉
I used to play like this when they told me that the dealer has to bust and you don’t want to bust so I would always play this and that’s why I don’t play black jack anymore😂😂😂
any strategy is a winner when the dealer is busting a decent portion of the time 😆
Not if you are busting before them. 💡
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The dealer is busting cause he's not taking chances and busting
@KitPhuket-ix1en 🤣 usually when I play, the dealer totals 19,20,21,20,19,21,20,etc...
@@kruger1932 lol well this never happens to me because I'm too scared to play black jack.
Cool experiment but if you played this way at a table with other people they would organize a lynch mob! Lol
I've done it, it's not pretty...
I was coming here to say the same thing. Can only do this in a table by yourself lol
Why would people get mad?
@@snookajam I think on the potential ur the reason why the dealer beats their hand because u didn't hit
@@snookajamstupid people think other people changes their outcome
I know someone who is a dealer and they say if you watch black Jack long enough. You will see the winnings that the casino makes is actually not from winning with a better hand but it’s from the players busting themself before the dealer does anything and that’s what gives the house edge.
This looks like a great strategy. I think I'll abandon card counting and having a reasonable idea about what cards will be coming out next and do this instead. Apparently, this strategy causes the dealer to bust every other hand instead of 28 percent and causes the player to win every double down and split. This two-shoe sample is clearly enough to prove this is the norm and not just a random instance of positive variance at work.
Also, why does the intro pic show him getting arrested or thrown out. That didn't happen. I've been backed off after getting my butt totally kicked before. Kind of makes me think the casino might want players to play like this. Shows how much they know!
I wonder how many realize you are being facetious? 12 vs an A or face? Ignorant strategy if you can call it that. I see players pass on doubling with 9 or 10 vs a 3-6 and I just shake my head. Or stand on 88 vs a 5 or 6. Just light the money on fire
Asking if this is the worst strategy the dealer has seen after winning 70% profit on 1 shoe. LOL
Remember folks, means average only works for over thousands of hands. When the book way says 48.6%, that number is not true if you only play 100 hands. It's like rolling dice odds or even. It may be 50-50, but if you roll 10 times you may get 7 odds 3 evens, roll 50 times 30 odds 20 evens, etc. BJ the game is design for you to bust yourself out. Yes you can make a good hit, but you may lose a dealer's high bust hand. This video's strategy may look dumb, and against the book. But it may work in the short span. I would say play 30 hands this way and if you're up run away. The longer you stay the averages starts to get to you.
Past results should have no bearing on what you do next. Either it's a good strategy and you should run with it whether you are up or down or it is a bad strategy and you should bail on it, whether you are up or down. Believing otherwise is the Fallacy of the Maturity of Chances (more commonly referred to as the Gambler's Fallacy).
I've seen too many people say "it's been red 4 times in a row, the next on has to be black!" on the roulette table. Unfortunately, that is not just not how math works. Getting 5 reds in a row is rare because (simplifying) the odds of red once is 1/2. 5 in a row, then, are 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/32 or roughly 3%. Once it's already been red 4 times the chance of each of those events are now 1/1 because they already happened and that is the only possible outcome. The odds are now 1/1 * 1/1 * 1/1 * 1/1 * 1/2 = 1/2 or 50% to complete the 5 in a row set.
The same would be true if it was red 1,000 times in a row (a pretty much impossible thing to happen, but still). The chance of it being 1,001 in a row is still 50%, because the first 1,000 already happened and the chance for those is 100%.
@@aethere4l But he is still right. You should walk away if you are lucky enough to run good, because even though the chance of winning is a little under 50% every hand, the more hands you play, the bigger chance is there of you losing in the long run. Plus every strat in BJ is bad, except if you count cards. And EVERY strat is bad at the roulette table.
@@aethere4lOP's actually approximated the truth. I think Claud Shannon proved that to give yourself the best chance of beating a -eV game you bet once only. OP just got carried away and ran 1 up to 30
That's the dumbest idea ever lol. By playing no bust you just lower you chance of winning compared to if you used BS. The only reason he won money here was because he varied up his bets and got lucky when he bet big, then played the min or close to it after that. I can't believe all the people in the comments thinking that playing no bust is actually a good idea lol
My brain is damaged after watching you win on this video 😂😂
do the math...on 12 you have almost even chances dealer busts bc 2 3 4 are useless cards to draw and u can bust
This works best if you're playing a solo table late at night. You should set an extra $1 to the side per bet to tip dealer if you can. You'll play plenty of hands and not be stressed. Drinking on the side is a plus and engaging in good conversation with the dealer will make it a pleasant experience for both parties. Great vid!!
I play no bust when I'm at a table solo but will also split a hard 20. Tried it once in okc walked away up 1200 and once in vegas walked away up 1500. So far so good!
This no bust strategy leaves more face cards for doubling 11. Good job. Congrats.
I've run the math on it and you are correct. It stops wasting face cards busting when hitting 12-16 like basic strategy says. Also BS is very tedious.
@@RealLifeFinance It will also leaves more face cards for blackjack and it pays 3-2. Another advantage.
@@DragonPanda78 Yes - Its mathematically considered a minus -4% game vs perfect strategy -1%. But I have found it keeps one from busting 5 or 6 or more hands in a row against a non-strong dealer hand. This is almost always the demise of a players bankroll (busting first).
Who cares if it's a losing strategy, do yall like losing money
I’ve always wanted to see this strategy play out thank you for the experience
I did it so you don't have to 🤣 Glad you enjoyed it
I only have seen a person do this in person one time at a small local casino . He would max out the buster bet at everyones side which was $300 (300x5or 6) . Also he would double anything under 12, even a 3 . Started with $1500 and in like 7 hands was at 40k . We told him to leave but he didn't, me and my friends left the table and 5 minutes later he was back to 3k.
Think this strategy works if u play hard / for big hands and for a short time.
I have been tempted to try it . After all, i started playing by the book and have lost the past 9 times i have played BJ.
That’s quite the spin up and he may never do that again in his life but don’t mean he won’t quit trying or even get to $20k but of course betting like that and losing it quickly goes away so best to know when to walk away with something
Sometimes you have to walk away for a few shoe changes or try another table. It’s a game of runs too. I play live bj online sometimes . I do great when I don’t need money and do horrible if I do 😂
Its a bad strategy just by the numbers. No matter if people have won with it in the past or not, the odds are against you in the long term. If you have fun doing it, then by all means go for it, just know that you are more likely to lose than not.
Yes like any investment when do you leave??? I never leave a loser if I am winning. If I am up 500 I leave at 250 If I am up 1,000 then 750 so on. The longer you play the greater the casino odds, they don't run out of money.
whatever strategy you choose to play vs the casino you must do it short term and leave quickly when you are up. You will always lose eventually because of the built in house advantage. For example, when he was playing here and he got up $1,500 he should have quit right there and not play the rest of the shoe out. Instead he dumped $400 the very next hand getting greedy. The two advantages a player has is how much to bet, and when to quit. Learning those is critical for successful gambling.
No bust=no win. This has been well known for 50 years at least. Anything can happen over a small number of hands but the casino will be very happy if more people played this strategy.
Then why do they advertise basic strategy and give out little cards that tell you how they want you to play??? Because you busting before they do is in their interest and not yours. When they do the statistics they don’t take into account that you must act first.
I play like this with multi table online and let the dealer beat me.... I have been doing pretty well
@@TheBeefSlayer No, they advertise basic strategy because even with basic strategy, you still have a 0.5% disadvantage against the casino in the long run. Therefore, they are quite happy to have you play that way and take your money. However, if you use a no bust strategy, they have an even larger advantage against you, and you are likely to lose an average of 8x more money than if you used basic strategy. Hence why the casino is happy with this guy filming and advertising this strategy, as maybe more idiots will try it and think they have an advantage.
@@TheBeefSlayeryes they do take the fact you go first into account. Hahahahah
Thanks for the video! I wanted to try this but was always with other players…they would have killed me! 😂
When I want to play stupid I just tell the players at the table that I will be happy to play as they want me to as long as they pay me. Guy in the front would have me hit made hands and sit in 14s I didn't card he would just flip me the chips. I was playing for 10s and he was playing for 500 a hand. Loved it when I wanted to hit a hard 19 dealer calls for pit boss, he laughs as I said 19 won't win. Pulled a duece she pulls over a 20 the pit boss just laughed as did i since it was 10 dollar bet and the table raked in all the other bets. What I didn't telll him was I saw the other 10.
The first shoe at 6 minutes you finally enter a favorable scenario on the count, using hi opt II and ASC you are something in the neighborhood of +8 running count and -2 on aces. At 9 minutes you are +22 running and even on aces. The no bust strategy your using works out well in these high counts because the indices tell you to stay on a good portion of your 15,16 and even 14 against dealer 10/A and even sometimes 9/8, especially if you are side counting 7s (more so when you have 12 through 14). The entire shoe after that part is extremely favorable for the player, especially using no bust strategy. I think there is merit to it when you are aware of some of these factors I'm describing
Pretty much all of the comments I'm reading on this video are speaking out of complete ignorance, which I find to be the case at any black jack table, so this checks out
Also I thought it was weird that you didn't have to double your bet to play two hands. I'm always playing 2 hands and I have never played in Vegas where it was acceptable to play two hands at min bet... Found that odd
Why was I so irritated by the way the dealer dealt the cards 😭😂
The dealer had 16 & the 3 cards that followed were literally 5’s. That’s three 5’s in a row to give her a 21… WOW
in a 6 deck shoe there are 24 fives so its not that unlikely.
I think everyone didn't like this strategy because it actually worked and made you money. Everybody thought it was going to lead you to losing all your money. I would like to see a couple more variations of this. Double deck and a continuous card shuffler. It would be nice to see if 3 or 4 people at a table do this as well but I don't think you will be able to get that. Thanks for the videos
This is a wild concept if you think about it. Imagine how many 10s leave the deck as bust cards never to be used again. Logically you and the dealer both have the same odds of getting a strong hand so they're just as likely to bust as you. I think he's on to something with this strategy. Definitely trying this sometime
do the math its very close standing on 12 ive done this for years
I’ve done this strategy for years. Very rarely lost at the tables and occasionally would have a decent $1000 profit from a €200 starting point. I like the strategy but do understand that from an odds perspective it does give the house more of an edge. I just find it fun to always have a shot at winning the hand!
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That was crazy! Obviously won’t work all the time but sometimes you have to go against the rules to make something happen. 🎉👍
The houses biggest advantage in blackjack resides mostly in the player having to act 1st, resulting in many hands busting even before the dealers 2nd card is revealed.
The basic/optimal strategy is based on an extensive number of hands.
But this game is played shoe by shoe and does not take into account people coming and going, winning streaks, losing streaks, etc.
Remember...."The Book" was written by a casino 😉😆😆
Casinos did not "write the book." Please read up on the people who actually crunched the numbers to determine the optimal basic strategy: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(blackjack).
Basic strategy is based of sims of millions of hands. It is the best way mathematically to reduce houses edge.
You might win short term doing this goofy no bust strategy due to good variance but long term you’re going to give the casino even more edge.
Might as well walk up to the cage and just hand them your buy in. Save the time.
it's hard to catch a number that beat natural 19 or above anyways. i think instead of no bust, maybe hit 12 and 13.
Absolutely, the cashback saved me last week. It’s a good feeling to get something back after a loss
The panic at the disco. Love it
Man my casino will start watching me and probably back me off the way your playing right now with the up and down bets! Love the videos
If your casino watched you play this strategy they would probably offer you a free room and food comps to keep playing till you are dead broke.
@@danfishell ur right. There's no strategy would help you to win more than 50% of hands
@@steto9107 you never trying to win more than 50% of hands… your just trying to bet bigger when u think your hand will win
Bet spreading is the big thing casinos look for, but it’s hardly the only thing they’ll look out. Card counters play perfect basic strategy with deviations dependent on the count. If you’re playing terrible strategy they wont even entertain the idea of being a counter. Plenty of terrible players will vary their bets
@@danfishell it's not the strategy it's the winning and betting big certain hands. Casinos don't give a shit ab strategy
I apologized first and truly sorry to anyone got offended, not against anyone or making any person angry just my honest reflections.
No burst strategy might be a tactical move because we can try to increase the chances of letting dealer's hand burst by overfeeding them with all the bigger cards such as 8,9,10,Jack,Queen and King.
Plus if even the dealer's hand has been utilized while surviving with smaller cards (based on basic card count mindset that small cards gives advantages to dealer's hands.)
Along the way ending up we managed to saved more big cards for next gaming rounds. Vice verses bigger cards will give players more advantages and cutting edge as players always received the very first card. i notice this time round as King tries to split and double up, the tendency of Big cards 9,10,Jack,Queen and Kings are higher compare to his other videos.
But i doubt this might work with CSM. Thank you.
Hey man, it’s not “burst”. It’s bust. Lol.
This kinda works playing solo, the goal is to screw the deck that is automatically shuffled since the shuffle is specifically done to prohibit streaks so it’ll crush people pressing their bets
This strategy came out ahead in this scenario more because he was lucky enough to win when his bets were high, not because it's at all a smart way to play.
If you play this where they have a continuous shuffler, you will do GREAT as long as they put the cards back into the machine every 3-5 hands. The dealers will bust FAR more often in the first 3-5 hands of a 6 deck shoo. Basic strategy was built on the premise of cards coming out of the deck and how your percentages change as cards are removed, but if they get put back in play every few hands, then you have to treat a deck like it is brand new. If the dealer has a face card in a single deck of cards, we know he does not have an ace, that means he stands on 7-8-9-10-j-q-k and hits with a 2-3-4-5. That is almost a 50/50 chance that the dealer does not have a face card. The same card that can make you bust with 12 or over can also make them bust 5 out of 12 times. If you are out and they are out, YOU still lose, not the house.
On the same note, when I play at places with the continuous shuffler, I do hit with 12 and 13 using the same premise of the amount of cards in a single deck that can hurt me and those that can help me.
As a test, take just a single deck of cards, try this but after each round, shuffle the deck. You will be astonished how many times you win the first hand of a shoo WITHOUT using basic strategy.
Bust far more often in the beginning of a shoe? Spoken like someone who has zero idea of how odds work.
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@@gregkieliszewski5886 really? Well.
Odds are the EXACT same at the beginning of every shoe. They are not influenced by count or anything like that. Basic strategy was not written on that premise. It's dependent on cards coming out of the shoe.
Again, play 100 hands using this method on a 6 deck table, or even try it at home with just one deck.
Finally bro posted irl vdo. Keep it up bro i keep waiting for them :)
Got more coming!
I usually use the "no bust" strategy if I have a 15 against a dealer 10 or a 16 against a dealer 9. The odds are pretty close either way, and I prefer to lose to the dealer rather than busting. However, if you have a 12 through 14 against a dealer 7 to 10, you are much better off hitting. If you are going to deviate from the odds, you should only do it when there is a minimal difference between the odds of the choices.
You missed the A2 double when you split 2s around 9:40
I think it can be fun to play this way, but... "Following the No-Bust Strategy gives the casino an approximate 4% edge over the player. Compare that to basic blackjack strategy, which advises hitting a hand of 12 through 16 against a dealer's seven or higher; this results in only a 0.5% casino house edge. That means you are likely to lose eight times more money playing this No-Bust Strategy."
its also very easy to play this way, almost nobody plays perfect basic strategy. There are some weird doubling/splitting situations. Also you get the satisfaction of never busting first when you would have won with anything.
That sounds like a good plan. I spread my bonus across a few casino games, tried a bit of roulette and blackjack
I've done it a couple times, broke even between the two.
The biggest problem with playing "No bust" is pissing off everyone else at the table because you're not playing "correctly".
Go to high limit table or $100 minimum during weekdays morning.
My sister is quite the bj player and always plays "by the book". But I've been telling her that one of these days when it's just the two of us at a table, I'm going to try this no-bust strategy. That should be good for a 100 or so eye-rolls from her! And then when I get a wild-hair I'm also going to try the "dealer rules" strategy. What that means is that I'll play my hand exactly the way a dealer plays their hand. Keep hitting until I get to 17 or better or bust, regardless of the dealer's up card, and no splits or doubling down, etc. I figure since it always works incredibly well for the dealers...what not give it a try.
Without doing the math, that seems intuitively correct. 16 vs face/ace is tiny mistake, with every "point" away from there towards 12 vs face/ace the house edge would HAVE to increase
it is decent i did the math
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You can't make any definitive conclusions after seeing this video. The sample size is way too small plus you were raising and shrinking your bets. You also made some basic strategy errors. Just know in the long run, you will get killed doing this strategy.
You can’t fluctuate your initial bet and then say you won X amount of dollars with this strategy. You should still double and split when appropriate, but every hand needs to the same $25 bet or whatever to start with. You can still figure out the W/L percentage but it would make for a better experiment if you stick to it!
I did the same thing you just did for 2 hours. At my high, I was up $3200. At my low, I was down $2500. What I saw was that I was riding waves of wins and then losses. This strategy really only works if the dealer busts, or you get dealt a high hand. I saw more wild fluctuation when I doubled down on every card I took. As long as you walk away while you are up, and have deep enough pockets to ride out the bottom of the wave, you can win at this.
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I want to hate this strat so bad but this was so fun to watch... probably because it wasn't my money
I loved it. Reminds me of when I first played black jack and wondered why everybody left the table that I was playing at. BUT I won more than anybody. I just didn't lose. The casino puts out those cards telling you what to hit and when to stay.
You are testing this WRONG. The only way to get an actual +/- is to keep ALL bets the same unit size for every hand.
This, you got lucky when you needed to on the bigger bets.
Or just let 200 ride 3 hands in a row pressing your winnings. Thats 2400 bucks
That's the best way to play"My Way"
I basically plaid like this drunk in Vegas at 2am ran 200$ to 6000$ dealer said he had never seen someone play like me and do so well
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Hope the dealer busts is a fun way of playing. I really enjoyed the video :-)
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I love that STRATEGY hope it works everytime
Never seen so many doubles or potential doubles…
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Even a blind squirrel find a nut now and then. That's your strategy.
I’m getting physically ill just watching this😂
I counted the whole first shoe, when he went on his win streak the count got up to +16, and ended at +7
If you have blackjack and an ace is up for the dealer
Even money and break even when playing two handed 😊
Ive been playing blackjack basic strategy for 35 years and have lost millions playing by the book stuburnly. Its a losing game and yes I use to count cards.
Did you notice the cashback offers? It's nice to know there's a fallback if things don’t go well
I know the math, but I've done this and do well. I also sometimes play and hit 12s. Since a 10 and face is the only card that busts.
did you do the math or just believes casino strategy guide to make sure you lose to them xD
@koaglide are you saying the basic strategy guide is not accurate and will make you lose ?
97% It goes against the math but damn. Cant be mad about near 100% return
Great video! I feel like this would hurt Steven Bridges in his soul lol
@18:00 I think the dealer knew you could’ve hit the (9/19) 3,5,A as you still could’ve hit without busting. *she shook the cards at you* lmao
This is really how I play 85% of the time if they have low card but if they have anything 7 or higher gotta hit
you dont, if you have 12 vs 7 its pretty even odds whatever you do
tbf one of my best returns was playing no bust... untill I got to drunk and didn't leave and lost it all but Ive never been up more in a session than I was in that one. I do generally just play basic strat tho aha
This video is just slightly over 21.....
What a great comment 🤣
9+10=21
I am surprised they let you set up cameras. I was in a Casino a few years back and got a earful from the pitboss because I took a picture of my chip stack at the Roulette.
I have a pretty good relationship with the casinos who let me. It’s solid promotion for them and I never make a big scene
At 18:25, dealer had a “soft” 17 and did not hit! Writing on the table says, “dealer must hit soft 17”. You got screwed there and lost both hands! Dealer had 4, 10, Ace, & 2. That’s soft 17!
@@adamsolomon1260 any time a dealer has a 10 it can’t be a soft 17
That's a hard 17.
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There’s no way you can try this on a public table you’ll get dragged out by the other players haha great video tho
Technically this was a public table but I know what you mean. Maybe I will next time 😈
Have the table to yourself on weekdays morning.
This is true but makes no sense. A bad player is as likely to help you as to hurt you. In the long run they’re only hurting themselves
@@DG-zs1wq when another player is losing they will blame someone. Blackjack has no individual freedom. It is a team game.
Just watching the first shoe, I noticed he should’ve doubled ace two into a six and he should never have split the sevens into a nine, but he won with it
Sat at a table with an older foreign woman who was very scared on hitting anything more than a 13/14, she ended up turning around 300 to 2500$. Maybe this is a valid strategy?
It's not.
I've tried this once. Worked great
I sometimes stand 15 and always stand 16 unless against a dealer A. I figure it doesn't change the long term EV much since you're more than 50% likely to bust anyway, figure roll the dice on dealer bust. No bust isnt black and white. There is a big difference between standing a 12 vs dealer ten vs standing a 16 vs dealer 10
Nothing irritates me more than playing with players who don't understand the odds. You just can't avoid recognizing the hands where they turn your win into a loss.
bro i did the math and its pretty even standing on 12 but ppl think its trash. ppl dont do math these days
Absolutely, i dont call it 21 or blackjack. I call it " dont bust." Always have. Why bust then let the dealer win with a 4? Once you bust, the house wins with any 2 cards. Cant say for sure you'll win, but the odds are better. Its called 21 to hide that fact.
oh no, now the no bust people are going to be louder than ever.
I play the same way and it works for me - only difference is instead of 12 I do 14+
I’ve always played this way. You can’t win unless you have a live hand.
As a former Casino dealer I can tell you that this strategy doesn't work long time lol. Learn card counting for better long term results
I've always wanted to try that but i'm just too scared.I feel like i'm gonna lose more
I saw some guy get thrown out at el Cortez doing this. He might be on to something
Staying on 13-16 is GTO strategy on specific positive counts against any cards but especially against 10s, but can apply semi frequently on dealer 8 through Ace. That player was more likely than not counting and leveraging illustrious 18 indices at the very least, which grants edge against the casino
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09:20 "What is this?" 🤣🤣
lol
Idk much about game strategy or probability. But i know that since the casino is happy to let him film this, it's 100% not the strategy to go with
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I'll never understand not taking even money. I take it every time. I'm not giving up a guaranteed $50 for what MIGHT be an extra $25
The casino loves you.
I agree w you
It’s the exact same thing as buying Insurance
Same! Idc what anyone says
I’m taking even money
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