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Blackjack Betting Systems: Oscar's Grind |
Oscar's Grind is a progressive blackjack betting system with a cool name and a modest goal. Of all the progressive betting systems, Oscar's Grind may be the safest.
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In order to win at blackjack fairly consistently it surely helps to know the basic blackjack strategy and to stick with it. You may not win huge amounts of real money, but it will probably keep you at the table for a long time, which is a goal for a lot of people. Playing blackjack is fun and the longer you stay at the table, soaking in the atmosphere and feeling the adrenaline flow, the longer you're entertained by the world's greatest card game.
But despite the solidity of the blackjack basic strategy, many people seek out a betting system that will help them win even more (at least in theory). Oscar's Grind is one of the leading progressive betting systems - it has the most interesting name and probably the most complex rules to follow (and explain).
Oscar's Grind was created by a Craps player known only as Oscar, but it is equally applicable to real-money blackjack gambling. Oscar's Grind is most advantageous if you're on a streak - hot or cold. The system keeps your bets low if you're on a losing streak and lets you increase your bets if you're on a winning streak. Oscar's Grind can actually work under these circumstances, though you have to remember that it's impossible to predict a streak and therefore unwise to rely on Oscar's Grind in the long run.
How does Oscar's Grind work? It is a progressive system based on wins and losses, which "rewards" wins; in other words, the Grind is considered a positive betting system. But it's a little more complicated than your average system whereby you double your bet after a win and go back to your original bet after a loss, etc. Oscar's Grind is based on sequences or entire series of wins and losses. |
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Here's how it works: You start off by betting a minimum bet and we'll call it "one unit." The goal is to end up with a profit of one unit, thus ending a sequence. If you win your first hand you stay at that one-unit bet (the sequence actually ends with an initial win and you start from the beginning). If you lose, you stick to the one-unit bet. If you win after that, you double your bet. As long as you win, you keep increasing the size of your bet until you recoup your losses and end up ahead by at least one unit and the sequence is over.
Oscar's Grind may be a bit hard to grasp but, as betting systems go, it's not too bad. It's a conservative system with a goal of small wins over a short period of time. There is little chance of big losses (or big wins, for that matter). Like most progressive betting systems, it won't leave you in the money in the long run. And like all blackjack betting systems, you should have a budget and a limit when you use Oscar's Grind. Conservative or not, it's still better to be safe than sorry.
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