There are various myths associated with the game of blackjack. Some say that card counting is illegal, that a bad player at the table lessens your chances of winning or that the last one to sit at the blackjack table will definitely bring on bad luck to all players. Below are some other myths and half-truths associated with blackjack.

The Dealer always figures for 10 in the hole. This means that if the dealer shows 4, his hand is 14 or if he is showing 6 then it is safe to assume that his hand is 16. This assumption is basic strategy but should it always be the case? In truth only 30% of the cards in the deck are valued at 10, so the chance of a blackjack dealer getting a 10 in the hole is only 3:7. So, it is best to junk this myth and consider other strategies.

Bad players at the table diminish your chances of winning. Some players believe that if a player stays when he should have hit, and hits when he should have stayed, he (the bad player) is messing with the cards’ order or throwing off the game flow. In other words, the bad player is hurting everyone’s chances of winning. However, there is no truth in this myth. A bad player may irritate other players but his play will not affect the other players’ chances of winning.

The order of the deck of cards is revered. This basically means that if a new player is admitted to join when one of the players surrender his cards or is in the middle of the game, the order of the card is thrown off thereby ruining the other players’ chances of winning. Yes, these two occurrences will definitely change the order of the deck of cards; these could likewise increase one’s chances of winning.

Then of course there is the myth that card counting is illegal. True or not? Read up on the previous article we posted regarding this topic.