Sometimes blackjack strategies can do much harm to a player, who has not mastered them rather good. For example, it is a very bad idea to try to count cards, if you have the slightest idea about this strategy. You will not feel confident, counting cards can just confuse you and you can make even more mistakes, than in the game where you simply play basic strategy blackjack.

A lot of people think that they know everything about blackjack without reading new blackjack books and they continue to follow bad ideas in playing blackjack. But the truth is that we tend to forget basic strategy. Our brain can not contain too much information that’s why new information enters, but old one is partly forgotten. Therefore don’t be self-confident, even professionals can turn into rather mediocre players without learning new materials, techniques and strategies.

Some blackjack players mistakenly think that surrender is a bad idea, because it is just the sign of coward who wants to save money. Let’s apply to the meaning of this term “surrender” at blackjack: Surrender is a way to lose half the bet in order to lose your entire bet. But surrender is not permitted in each situation. It can happen when a playing is holding a “15″ or “16″ and the dealer is showing a “9″, “10″ or Ace. But think that you can lose even more money without using surrender. That’s why sometimes surrender can not be considered to be a bad idea.

And the last and important tip is that you shouldn’t copy moves of your dealer, because not always dealer is a master at blackjack.