Blackjack

[bull]

I do the same. Once you start doing regular Blackjack offers you don't need to rely on strategy cards anymore (I never use them). Having said that - I did start off using them and it felt better that way till my confidence grew.

If you are successful then just keep going.

If the dealer has a 2 and I have 12 - I would normally hit, but horses for courses as they say.

[jethro]

Whats the betfair one like? £50 30 times bonus =£1500
Iv'e already got money in there.

[SharpeShooter]

First time I did Betfair I bust out

2nd time I did Betfair after £500 Of WR I was up £100 so I called it a day at that.

Beware that if you're balance falls below £50 so you're playing with the bonus money this won't count towards WR and you'll have to redeposit

[bull]

Betfair uses chartwell software which is renowned for being entirely unpredictable (swingy) you can easily lose 15 hands in a row then win 2 then lose another 15 in a row etc.
You either win big or lose big when doing a large wager requirement. I've done it 3 times and won big twice and lost big once. When you lose it seems like the software is rigged but it is not, it just has very high variance.
The mother of all challenges is the Bwin £200 pound bonus (blackjack allowed) which is chartwell software. I intend to do this at some point but only when I can afford to lose £400.

The best way to approach these is to keep the stakes to a minimum which reduces the variance.

[RIT]

Did the perfect pairs one. Made zero pounds. Lost £15 on the qualifying, made £15 on the bonus.

[bull]

Did the perfect pairs one. Made zero pounds. Lost £15 on the qualifying, made £15 on the bonus.

Does that mean you are in profit by the bonus amount?

[thirdtimelucky]

Just done this one using BJ Basic Strategy and managed to lose £18.50 on the qualifier

Managed to withdraw £28 from the bonus, so overall profit £9.50 for 200 hands of BJ.

I thought I was doing something wrong with my qualifier, but kept cross checking the Basic Strategy and followed it to the letter.

Anyway walked away with more money than I started with so a result in my eyes

[SharpeShooter]

I must've picked up everyone elses variance then.

Done it 3 times and before bonus up £30, £10 and Break even.

I'll wait until the next decent bonus and complete WR then

[jethro]

Pigs are flying! and iv'e come out sucking a nipple!
Just done ladbrokes and come out £12.50 up on qualifier.
I think ill do the lottery and pools tomorrow
Off to bed now, but i bet my wife's still got a headache and bad back

[SharpeShooter]

Off to bed now, but i bet my wife's still got a headache and bad back