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T-minus two days to Vegas, so it's time to formulate my blackjack strategy.

Do I take my blackjack playing serious? Well, yes and no. Although having fun is what it's all about, I definitely do try to play by "the book" and memorize basic strategy before I hit the tables. I mean, it is money I'm playing with, not corn chips. I don't want to just jack around and play by The Force (like I did my first time in Vegas, which pissed off plenty of other people sitting at tables with me). I want to minimize the house's odds and give myself the best possible chance. Nothing wrong with that.

Actually, it's not really my playing strategy that I need to formulate. I got that down, I think. It's my betting strategy that I need to think about. Be aggressive? Bet $25 a hand? Bump up my bets quickly if I win a couple of hands in a row? Or be conservative? Bet the table minimum until I get on a longer streak? That's what I need to figure out.

Also, I need a Walk Away Strategy. If the table goes cold--or if there's some stupid people playing at the table with me--I need to know when to get the hell up and find another table or quit playing for awhile.

Hmm. Questions, questions, questions.

Well, my goal in the end, as always, is not necessarily to win, but to at least come out even for the trip. That way I can have five days of free entertainment and--just as important--five days of free drinks.