👉 BLACKJACK on a Cruise Ship 🛳 MSC Seascape

[@woodrowbunopaddle]

5:59 While we all love some blackjack ,taking a 3/2 game with a house edge of .38% to a 6/5 game at 2.0% house edge. That's 500% worse. Don't give in. If everyone said nope to 6/5 games ,they would go back to 3/2

[@DTreml]

Agree, except here they are paying 3/2.

[@JoshStaffordD]

​@@DTremlthey paid $31 on a $25 bet. I have no idea what it is.

[@FarmerEd8369]

$25 bet should have paid $37.50 at 3/2

[@h2t26]

True same goes with not playing 3 zero roulette yet that table is always full. Thing is it's a cruise. There is no options other then what they give you and you're stuck there. They short you on all the games more then land casinos. So I'd say don't gamble on a cruise, What they would do idk. However, boycotting it probably wont happen. People already go into agreeing to be cheating on the pay with all casino games. If people cared about their money they wouldn't be playing negative expectation games.

[@johnrael3128]

in this instance you can clearly see that they are paying 3:2 as you can see she was paid 37.5$ for getting blackjack on a 25$ bet

[@loudawg4473]

That was brutal to watch! So frustrating! Reminds me why I stopped gambling over 20 years ago. But I enjoy watching you play! Better luck next time!

[@Bnguyen276]

Gotta hit on those 12’s and 13’s. You got a greater chance of not busting and the odds are in your field. I starting winning after i found out the odds of not busting 12, 13s and so on. Starting from 14 your odds from busting significantly increase and not in your favor. From 14-15 it’s a situational pull, @16 you have over 62 percent of busting. I rather not pull.

[@eliasturk]

@@Bnguyen276just follow basic strategy

[@LilJonBigNuts]

@@Bnguyen276the person filming is playing basic strategy. It’s mathematically the best way to play with the highest probability. Your strategy is not better even if you think it is, it’s not. Follow basic strategy no matter what. You do not hit 12,13 in regular blackjack unless dealer has a 7 or higher usually.

[@TurbixMusic]

W decision. Best way to beat the casino is to just not play 🧠👑

[@wesleyblanton2432]

I was on a Alaskan Cruise last October, there was a guy next to me playing Black Jack that won 30K, The Cruise Ship didn’t have enough money to pay him out. He had to wait until we got back to Port and they wired the money into his account!

[@BeyondBlackjack]

Wow!!

[@vegasprogambler5336]

oh, they had enough, but they just didnt want to. im shocked they didnt cut him off at a far lower win amount.

[@pauldempsey1214]

I'm glad you didn't jump ship Kelly. Some tough cards there

[@sunnyscott4876]

Interesting enough but I am very reluctant to watch cruise ship gambling because of a certain other KZbin channel who was called into question recently. I think you're honest and straightforward but I am more comfortable in Vegas or real casinos. Good luck to you.

[@tracimoney-honey8545]

actually Kelly was the one who called him out ... its a slow port day at casino so they allowed her to film

[@susanw.7510]

She paid her buy in, you can be sure of that!

[@BeyondBlackjack]

Sunny, all of my games are real and funded by me. I would never trick people into believing a game was real if I had no real stake in the game - mostly because I find it hard to believe that anyone would play true to their norm when they don’t have any risk involved. Responsible gaming is extremely important to me.

[@sunnyscott4876]

@BeyondBlackjack I understand completely and I believe that you are totally honest and straightforward about your gaming. I just had to mention that the cruise ship thing made me feel uncomfortable for the reasons I mentioned in my original comment. It was in no way a reflection on you or your videos. Thanks for understanding. Wishing you all the best of luck.

[@abd22slami68]

I think what Brandon’s doing is a total scam. I used to watch all of his content and stopped once he was exposed. It horrendous that people have no idea it’s basically Monopoly money. People in the comments wishing him luck and feeling like they are part of a “real” experience. Total sham

[@DamiMP4]

was anybody else screaming to play two hands at the 2:30 mark? lmao great video!

[@mikerotch1249]

Why cause count 5? I would of hit all those times dealer has 10

[@anthonystevenson2849]

I was screaming play 2 hands at the 1 minute mark. Never play the dealer heads up with one hand.

[@arte9855]

Tomorrow on the cruise ship, bet 2x table min and when you win play a second hand. Continue with 2 hands till you lose both then drop back to one hand. How's that for content? What are your thoughts on the continuous shufflers? When I played on a cruise ship, With 3 players someone on the table would have 21. The dealer would get 21 seemed like every third hand. I didn't play after the first day, but watched other players getting beat up with the same cards totaling 21 about every third dealer hand. It was just way too convenient. .

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I filmed this in early May.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Continuous shufflers are demonic.

[@rambocomando8151]

Dario is a savage! What a start

[@paulbaldock8]

I cannot stand playing a table where the dealer is dealing so fast it looks like he’s just trying to clean you out as quick as he can.

[@maximusfrank2835]

Card counters dream bro. Faster dealing means faster money

[@Mrvulpixgamer]

Play at a different table then amigo

[@OhSheaPoker]

@@maximusfrank2835 depends on the counter

[@somerandom7458]

I prefer a faster dealer to a slow one when I play Blackjack.

[@IL_Bgentyl]

Yeah any counter would be happy. They make there money in hands so the faster the better.

[@scratchingboomers1154]

Love Blackjack....Such a fun game!

[@alipakdin7372]

You should give a summary at the end of each video🌺🌷 You started with 300, what did you finish with?

[@deannastar4861]

Oh yikes! That was a rollercoaster! TFS! 💜

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Those first 3 hands brought back some memories for an old guy that hasn't sat at blackjack table in 20 years.

[@theinvestinghouse]

16:52 the little “rascal” when you pushed was too funny.

[@daphinecarse6418]

Never seen so many pairs for you but 20 and blackjack for dealer He had a lot of face cards Good luck enjoy trip

[@thecurtisfamily3810]

they stack the deck 😮

[@sf1203]

That double down at 9:30 was spectacular

[@dlc8506]

Surprised u never went to two hands to change it up. Yr good enough to play two hands well. 😮

[@petrus666love]

Excellent play 😊

[@chrissykitagawa5301]

I was waiting for you to play 2 hands to change the cards flow up . 😊

[@mikerukavina4551]

Dealer is awesome

[@walkabout29]

That dealer actually wore a path in the felt taking your money.

[@cherylosburn8036]

Tough cards😮

[@williamhansen5498]

You have become a very good player it shows by your speed of play.

[@Savagemister]

at 4:04 it was a +3 running count. A counter would've stood on that 16, and would've won the hand.

[@michaelflores23]

Dealer had 17

[@williamjones1419]

Also it was a csm. Counting is useless.

[@GaryLuKOTH]

A counter wouldn’t have played at this table at all.

[@juliop101]

It was a csm though...

[@yumikodebold6197]

Kelly was that a continuous shuffler . That dealer got so many twenties. I'm glad you were not playing high stakes Blackjack. Sending you lots of luck for your next session.🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@BeyondBlackjack]

It was. And you know what’s interesting, I had a conversation with Michael Shakelford (Wizard of Odds) recently and he said that despite popular belief, a continuous shuffler is actually BETTER for the player (with the exception of card counters). That makes total sense I guess since the premise of card counting is that the more tens in the deck, the better the odds are for the player.

[@eliasturk]

@@BeyondBlackjackcontinuous shufflers slightly lower the house edge because there is no cut card effect (you can read about that on wizard of odds). However, not having to shuffle means that continuous shufflers allow for more rounds per hour. Playing many more rounds of blackjack with a slight decrease in house edge still results in a higher net negative expectation than just playing a shoe game for the average player. The reason that counters hate continuous shufflers is cause they don’t allow enough deck penetration

[@ReaverLordTonus]

I watched a dealer with an infinite shuffler give himself 20 5 hands in a row and I kid you not the top card for all of them was the Queen of Clubs, after that I never played a table with an infinite shuffler again.

[@vegasprogambler5336]

cruise ships are the worst places to play. worse than Indian casinos. im an addicted gambler and even I wont bet a cent on them. I dont trust any casino I cant see a public audit on....they are going to win almost allays and they still wont show you the books???? NOPE.

[@hirolla74]

9:25 Nice DD. Great increment bet to getting to this $45? bet for a DD. I just noticed that now; you go up a unit ($5) on each win. Small enough not to bust you if you lose. Then if you lose, you get back to min of $10/$15. 9:35 When you grab your chip stack like a pro? 😉

[@jlawrence0181]

WIth your level of play, what does the casino do for you in terms of comps?

[@brandonclemmer6214]

Gosh I love your videos I live Vicariously through you

[@TAPPERWRLDWIDE]

I won 1600 on 200 when I was on the MSC Meraviglia 🎉😁

[@LiamLynde]

do the casino dealers pool the tips or keep there own at this place ? im trying to deal on a cruise ship because i think it would be fun. aka i have a years expirence doing this

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I’m not sure about the tips on cruises

[@tmasst07]

Amazing run! wish you would have pressed a bit more but you played awesome

[@taraenid7434]

I like your betting strategy for the most part then use the force. 😀

[@poppropst]

Do they have a craps table?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I don’t remember seeing one

[@nataliescruggs978]

Wow, just wow! 😮

[@clearwater4806]

Another way to remember the surrender strategy: against 9, surrender 16 except 8s. Against 10: surrender 15, 16 except 8s. Against ace: surrender all hard 15, 16, and 17, including 8s.

[@TurbixMusic]

Unless you play a stand 17 game. Then never surrender a 17

[@quack7484]

is that dream pair only the double aces on the felt?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

No. I don’t remember the exact payouts for each.

[@jeremyreyna1749]

So brutal, the dealer only busted twice in all the shoe, holy

[@geneobrien8270]

You play almost exactly like me. From the betting strategy to what you hit/stay on. Very close. I don't think I'd hit a soft 18, and I wouldn't double down with a dealer 10 showing, but apart from that... pretty much the same. Good job. Fun video to watch!

[@robertbritz257]

Need to know if MSC ships use the auto sorter machine after every hand like NCL does? IMHO Auto Sorter is fine if its sorting a full 6-8 decks after shoe is empty, but what NCL is doing is super corrupt

[@BeyondBlackjack]

It’s a continuous shuffler on the blackjack table.

[@robertbritz257]

@@BeyondBlackjack That is not good, it gives the house even more of an edge in winnings. I'll pass on MSC and NCL cruises due to this. I hope RC and Carnival have not done this as well. Thank you for the info.

[@assoholic]

Greeeegggg Special

[@robmccaig9269]

yes you had lots of good hands but no luck

[@MrSully300]

Do you receive receive free cruise from MSC from the casino ?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I do get lots of free cruise offers based on my casino play. For this cruise, I booked through UrComped. They use your current casino offers to get you free cruises based on your play.

[@alirafiee4751]

i just loved the plays, u did it all perfect, unlucky. wish u all the best for next time

[@bjplayertravels2777]

was she using any specific betting or playing strategy?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I just play whatever I’m feeling. 😳

[@bjplayertravels2777]

@@BeyondBlackjack ah...do you know/play basic strategy at all?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

@@bjplayertravels2777 I play basic strategy. I just dont use a specific betting strategy.

[@bjplayertravels2777]

@@BeyondBlackjack and I can't recall if you mentioned this...do you count? if you did, your betting would shift with the count...

[@20021redturle]

Is this a 6/5 tablet or a 3/2 tablet?

[@Inubito]

Yup. That's that how my play goes too. 😅

[@emmanuelvacakis4463]

If blackjack pays 6-5 it’s your own fault when you lose. The 6-5 blackjack rule triples the house advantage. And they hit soft 17 to boot. Wow! What an awful game.

[@winh998]

You're a brave woman! I never play the dealer heads up. Where was Jamie? He couldn't help you take him down...lol? Better luck next time. I hope you're having fun on your cruise with this exception.

[@BeyondBlackjack]

He was working. I did that cruise solo so had no help at all.

[@Oppinnindi]

Nice video. Atmosphere seems nice on the ship. Are you able to film 3 card poker? No excuse for playing at a non 3/2 table 😉

[@johnrael3128]

it is a 3:2 table tho if you pay attention

[@kylestewadventures9435]

what cruise offers gambling on it?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I book my cruises through UrComped.

[@384dave]

Perfect pairs you would have been quids in !😊

[@DeanDecoursey]

Aye yai yai! I think that I’ve heard that expression here before

[@makol8301]

Never burst dealer . Nice 😅

[@senyaopanasenko9220]

very cool video

[@ChrisTea45]

Did you like cruising with MSC? I have several free cruises offered by some casinos I frequent and have done NCL AND RCCL but just got an offer for MSC.

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I did. I will admit though, the food isn't my favorite (I mostly ate the buffet and it was the same thing pretty much every day), but I did enjoy the casino and the entertainment. And the spa is great. And it's really affordable.

[@ChrisTea45]

@@BeyondBlackjack Thank you!!

[@getbusyboystransit9105]

Please consider going two or three hands after you do two wins in a row or if shoot seems staked against you. Stay low on first hand and higher on other hands if shoot is newer and if older shoot be careful. Count!

[@kamikazecuetips4944]

Did you come out ahead on that session?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

No. I did have a good trip though but blackjack was tough. I did better on three card and Ultimate Texas Hold em.

[@tracimoney-honey8545]

roller coaster session

[@ivanboyanov3964]

Was the dealer standing up or sitting on a chair while working? A little bit odd question but thanks In advance if you answer ❤️

[@BeyondBlackjack]

Standing

[@tracimoney-honey8545]

what a roller coaster

[@josecobos9716]

Miss you playing black jack! Which you would do it more often...

[@blaspacerocca102]

21:35 the dealer hit with 17??

[@chuifongtam4703]

Dude that's right! She was cheated!!! The dealer fking hit 17 and robbed her in broad daylight

[@chuifongtam4703]

Nevermind, the table allows to hit 17 lol. This table is such a scam, 6/5 blackjack and hit on 17 and continuous shuffle gives the dealer a massive edge

[@leevang7349]

I like how you put your camera. Not like others peoples too high.

[@natejustice6533]

How much are you betting at a time?

[@tukangrepet118]

Q dollar

[@DeanDecoursey]

I YI YI!

[@DeanDecoursey]

Aye yai yai! I think that I’ve heard that expression here before

[@GaryLuKOTH]

It said that surrender is permitted. Shouldn't you surrender if you have 16 vs. 10?

[@FullNelsonGamingCorp]

Holy these chutes were absolutely horrendous, I hope you have better luck on the next one, blackjack or 20s every single time

[@SafiaSalarbux]

Play sometimes 2 hands If you see that the dealer gets often tens

[@pakypaky2487]

I have never seen a clearer scam than blackjack on the traveling ships, I lost to a 4 and had 20, me to the house and it made me 21, this has happened 3 times, I don't know they play with a machine that always shuffles the cards

[@dianagimmey4644]

Watched a lot of people play on these ships I don't think I want to play there. They win too much

[@tukangrepet118]

Aja yang terrendah dari Cips nya😮

[@emmanuelvacakis4463]

If that’s a continuous shuffler, you get what you deserve. You should never play against a continuous shuffler. If that’s your only option, then don’t play at all. If nobodies plays, then the casino is forced to discontinue using them, or lose money with dealers standing around doing nothing.

[@BeyondBlackjack]

That’s actually not accurate unless you are a card counter, which I am not.

[@emmanuelvacakis4463]

@@BeyondBlackjack if you play correct basic strategy, it accurate. If you count cards, it’s much worse than 3 times, because you are getting blackjack much more often on your big bets because blackjack is much more like to occur when the deck has a surplus of 10’s and Aces. If you play 6-5 blackjack, the casino will try you out on even money blackjack and see if you play. I think even money blackjack has already shown up in some casinos. We players must protect each other and refuse to play these horrendous versions of blackjack. I’m doing my part. I even pull players off these fake blackjack games when I’m in the casinos. Many of them are extremely thankful to me for telling them what they are in for. It looks as if $30 is your average bet in this video. You will get 6 blackjacks an hour on average. So you get $36 per blackjack at 6-5 when you should be getting $45. You are losing $9 each time times 6 is $54 an hour just on that hideous rule alone. If you go to the casino on a weekend vacation and spend a total of 10 hours playing blackjack over 3 days, you will be losing $540 per trip on average just on 6-5 blackjack rule. And when you get into the long run, you will be shocked to see just how close you will be to this number no matter how lucky or unlucky you were in the beginning. Everyone who plays at these stakes will lose exactly the same amount from the 6-5 blackjack rule. And yes, if gotten people to color up and cash out their chips and leave the casino. I had lots of fun counting cards in my day, but the game has changed for the worse so I’m not able to win a worthwhile amount, so I’ve stopped playing. So now I take pride in costing casinos much more money by pulling players off the tables than they stand to lose to me as a counter. The casinos made more money on blackjack than they did on any other game including slots when the count strategies came out in the 60s because many people bet more thinking that they could beat the game. They used single decks everywhere and dealt them almost to the end every time. The Lad Vegas Strip casinos had the best rules ad well They stood on all 17s, allowed double on any 2 cards and double after splitting a pair, insurance and late surrender. A few casinos paid 5-1 on blackjack with Ace of spades-Jack of spades. With these rules, the basic strategy player had a small edge on the first hand. But even without those extra bonuses, the basic strategy player had a 0.0015% disadvantage on the first hand. 6-5 blackjack alone gives the casino nearly a 2% advantage. That huge and very costly to the player. Nobody likes to lose. It’s not fun to lose. It’s also a waste of valuable time on this Earth to lose money to filthy and greedy casinos.

[@kramsemaj9647]

The reverse martingale strat not a fan of it but dang he has some balls to bet high til dealer wins

[@ryuzaki8830]

21:36 why did he draw another card? it was 17 and she would have won it right?

[@ScottDevonKane]

Dealer hits on soft 17 table. Says so in the middle of the table.

[@themastergamer7651]

2:51 why didnt he hit? The table clearly says “dealer must hit soft 17”

[@brandonc3304]

Wasn’t ‘soft’

[@apm6997]

How are all of these casinos letting you film when you can’t even take your phone out to look at it at a blackjack table at any casino anywhere because they think you’re cheating.

[@ThatsBSTableGames]

I was waiting for you to put $50 on every spot😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BeyondBlackjack]

Lol. That’s not even allowed apparently. I actually asked. They said you can’t play more than one spot on any table except blackjack and then it’s two spots at most.

[@ThatsBSTableGames]

@@BeyondBlackjack lol.. you know what I’m talking about 😂😂😂😂

[@clearwater4806]

I don’t know if you realized that you could surrender on this game. The best plays are to surrender hard 15 vs 10 and ace, hard 16 (except 8s) vs 9, 10, or ace, pair of 8s vs ace (but not 9 and 10 those are splits), and hard 17 vs ace. Yes you do surrender hard 17 if dealer is showing ace even if he doesn’t have a blackjack. This is according to wizard of odds multi deck shoe when dealer hits soft 17.

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I’m not sure if they allowed surrender. I honestly didn’t even ask. Most tables only allow it at higher limits, but it’s possible they did.

[@clearwater4806]

They specifically said surrender is allowed on the table

[@TurbixMusic]

​@@BeyondBlackjackalways read the table! Might as well always bet blind if you're not reading it. The table info is your friend. Surrender games are very valuable to the player

[@LoadingStudios]

Rough start!

[@Fast1quicmoney1]

Next time every once in a while play another hand at the same time helps change the dealer getting all the 21's

[@buddhitamang9852]

Play all line

[@jeffnotnuts8205]

You do well with the game; the betting strategy could use some work. As you know, money management is a significant portion of the game.

[@RiversideOneLLC]

dont ever play on a 6 to 5 table

[@2008israelramos]

It’s the only option on a cruise ship

[@robertgoodsell5549]

You said it @2008israelramos, there’s no rules in the high seas 😂

[@Trainznation]

Did you cruise for free playing?

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I cruise for free based on my past play on the a lot machines. I use UrComped now. They book your cruise for free based on offers you receive from cruise lines and/or lane based casinos.

[@POKERBEAST25]

4:47 long run don't do this, it's a losing play.

[@dennisnichols2819]

Geez louise.....I am still sweating after watching all that....what the crap man!? lol

[@hifzurrahman5053]

should stand against a face/10 if you have 16 imo

[@paulvanwormerr]

Terrible take

[@franciscopaiva23]

21:36 the dealer gets an 17, why he hited again?

[@ScottDevonKane]

Middle of the table, "Dealer hits soft 17."

[@ront9588]

I had to rewind the tape on your ace 5 then drew a 6 and you barely won. I’m here for your blackjack videos!

[@BeyondBlackjack]

I tried to film some more blackjack during my last visit to Vegas but couldnt get on the table. I am hoping to film some in late Jan.

[@maricoleman5622]

Why not go two or three hands?

[@Josephbaydoun]

You ever see Brandon O'Brien on that ship? He basically lives on those things on MSC

[@paulrichardson8810]

Love your play, have fun on your cruise, wear a lot of sunscreen..

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Never, and I mean NEVER play Blackjack on a Cruise Ship! The infinite shuffling machines (which are already designed to stack the deck in favor of the dealer like tightening odds on a slot machine) are tightened to the max and because they're in international waters you have no legal recourse even if you could prove it.

[@BigBossWizardKelly]

Losing two thirds of your money and still leaving a tip is crazy

[@l00k0ut6]

21:35 17 what ? dealr 17 wtf man why extra cxard

[@marcppparis]

6:5 Dealer hits soft 17 on a $300 table. That’s cruise blackjack for you

[@pownplox]

How many times does he have to tell you to put the double behind the chips hahaha just messing around though

[@DarthLoki]

Eeeek, I hate 6/5. Main reason I avoid playing on the Strip!

[@josephklovanish3675]

should have started playing 2 hands early on when the dealer was getting all the cards and draws. That may have slowed the dealer down and the 2nd hand would have won a lot more.

[@houdinihir9549]

Name of the game is player acts firsts, that’s why the casino or Boat has the nice advantage.