[charlie_t_jr]

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My friend appears to have good innate ability at BJ

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While it is true a BJ player must have the "smarts", there really is no "innate" ability that makes one BJ player better than another.

BJ is purely a mathematical game. In poker you play higher limits by getting better. In BJ, what separates a red player and a black player isn't necessarily skill, but BR.

I've got a program at home called BJ Risk Mngr. When I get home I can plug in some #'s to give you an idea of hourly expectation.