lazycash

I was ready to write a long post addressing many of your points and why they are just flat out mathematically incorrect and go against years of proven success. However, you seem pretty new to the game and I believe every player has to find their own path. I've been playing blackjack for 20 years and have logged tens of thousands of hours of play offline and played a few million hands online.

I like the fact that you've dove into the game and really tried to figure it out without adhering to a set of predefined rules. I encourage you to continue to tinker with many of the "rules" you listed above as I believe you will eventually begin to re allign them back closer to basic strategy. A big part of your early success I believe is that it appears you are playing at relatively low stakes that are comfortable for you and you are disciplined. Discipline is extremely important to having winning sessions. Too often I've seen friends set "win" goals and get up, but they don't set "loss" limits and continue to chase the comeback.

I would encourage you to learn some simple counting methods (as I assume you are having to play out of 6-8 deck shoes) and eventually incorporate some progressive betting techniques based on the count. Betting flat as you suggested is a long term recipe for disaster, even if you've had short term success. Many of your double or triple up sessions could have been greatly maximized had you employed some simple progressive betting techniques. Even with basic strategy the house has a 1-3% advantage, employing your own rules you've outlined above, the house would have closer to a 6-8% advantage.

The bottom line though is that you've had success doing it your way and nobody is going to be able to tell you to do otherwise if what you are doing now is working for you.

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