Many online casino players believe the myths that are spread around the internet, that’s why they lose money. If you want to play and win at blackjack, then you should avoid the blackjack myths that may mislead you to a wrong playing strategy. Here are the common myths and the facts behind each myth.

Blackjack Myth #1: You don’t have to count

Card counting is the basic skill in blackjack game. The myth said you don’t need to know card counting skills and you will still win at blackjack.

The Fact for Myth #1:

No blackjack players can possibly beat the dealer without knowing the composition of the remaining cards. Hence, card counting is an important skill to shift the odds in your favor and increase your chances of winnings. If you have learned any blackjack strategy tells you that you don’t have to count, then it won’t be a long term winning strategy.

By learning the effective card counting, you will be able to shift the “unfair advantage” (as the casinos call it) to your side, making the house remains in vulnerable position. In fact, card counting may not be as hard to learn as most players think of, you don’t have to count every single card, there is simple to way to learn how to count card. The bottom line is you need to know card counting in order to win at blackjack.

Blackjack Myth #2: All you need is a basic strategy to win at Blackjack

If you are learning blackjack strategies directly from online casinos’ website, what you learn is the basic strategy of the game. The myth said that all you need is a basic strategy to win at blackjack. The basic strategy teaches the rule of the game and how to bet to win the game (in fact, it is how to bet to lose in casino’s view of point). If you play with this basic strategy, most probably you will lose money. This is what the casino wants you to be. No way.

The Fact for Myth #2:

Average players play with basic strategy, that’s why most of them lose. Although there have been many books written by numerous authors on blackjack, most of their strategies still stick to the basic strategy that won’t help in winning the game. In order to devise a safe winning blackjack system, you need to know the value of odds to determine the magic formula if you want to win consistently at blackjack.

Blackjack Myth #3: You must get the nearest to 21 to win

This is very common myth especially among those who are new to blackjack game. One of the reason that makes players to misunderstand that they need to get as close as possible to 21 in order to win is because blackjack is also common known as the game of 21. But, it simply a myth saying that you must get the nearest to 21 if you want to win.

The Fact for Myth #3:

When playing blackjack, your goal is simply to beat the dealer’s hand and win. You do not need to get to the closest of 21 to win, as long as you beat the dealer’s hand without burst, you win! It’s that simple.

Many players who are influenced by the myth are try to take cards until they are closest to 21, but most of time, they go bust and lose. You make decision to take more cards or call to stand based upon your cards and the dealer’s cards. You may need to take more cards until you feel you have beat the dealer’s hand. Many players tend to scare of busting, so they just take one or two cards, then stand and hoping for winning. In blackjack, as long as you can’t beat the dealer’s hand, you will still lose even you did not go bust. Hence, don’t scare of busting, you may need to take the risk to beat the dealer’s hand, off course, you should have a proper strategies in place.