Don't go into a game without a set goal. Do what it takes to achieve your goal and quit when you have achieved it.

Based on statistical probability, it is suggested that a player should only raise the bet when the spread between the two initial cards is seven or greater, where the player's edge is 54%. The player's edge rises to 85% when the spread is 11 and lowers to 8% when the spread is only one.

"With the perverse logic of a degenerate gambler he figured God was testing his faith." - Mario Puzo, Inside Las Vegas