Some say that they would take the insurance if they have a blackjack, 20, or a 19. Some others would say taking insurance at all is nothing but a sucker bet. Do you benefit your hand by taking the insurance?
2007-03-14 23:37:30 · 8 answers · asked by B. Gregory 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Do not take the insurance. Even if you have blackjack, don't take it.
It's all about odds. Odds are that the dealer doesn't have a face card. Do you think the casino would offer it if they didn't have the advantage?
2007-03-15 07:37:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insurance is only played down if house shows an ace. With a standard deck of 52, 16 of the 52 cards is the posibility of being a value of 10. If you play insurance and the dealer does get blackjack, they take the insurance and the bet, but if you get a blackjack, then you get more out of it. Don't play the insurance.
2007-03-15 01:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by jmille070 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, taking insurance in Blackjack is a sucker bet. The House % advantage is extremely high. I'm not @ home, so I can't refer to my "How to Play Winning Blackjack" book and tell you exactly what the % is.
2007-03-15 00:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sucker bet. not only that, but some people will say "insure a good hand, like two face cards." WOW is that stupid because there are two less face cards in the deck from which the dealer can make blackjack. btw, the person who mentions card counting and insurance gets a thumb UP from me!
2016-03-28 23:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taken from blackjackinfo.com:
"The basic strategy player should simply never take the insurance bet, even the "even money" variety. Card counters on the other hand can often detect situations where more than one-third of the remaining cards are ten-valued, and the bet is then a profitable one. So, unless you know the bet is favorable, just ignore it."
2007-03-15 03:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by whodeyflya 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only time you should insure your hand is if you have blackjack or 20.
2007-03-14 23:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
YES its a sucker bet
2007-03-14 23:41:28 · answer #7 · answered by achronicfan 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
its true u take a 20 u take insurance under dont take it or your a sucker ok?
2007-03-15 00:41:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋