Oscar's Grind in Blackjack Oscar's Grind may seem like a good staking plan for Blackjack if you're a disciplined player who only bets the same amount on each hand. However, using this system really inhibits your play in an unnecessary way.

1. In the mid-1990s, a group of people or an individual came up with a strategy. The strategy gave players an advantage when playing blackjack. The strategy was referred to as Oscar’s Grind. Originally this strategy was said to must have been formulated strictly for craps.
2. The major advantage of Oscar Grind is the discipline and control, which in turn keeps your balance in check for prolonged time periods – particularly useful when sitting at the Blackjack table.

With the Oscar’s Grind betting system the player begins with a single unit-if that hand is won, the player has turned a one-unit profit, and the series ends.

If the player loses a hand, the wager remains the same until another hand is won, at which point it’s increased by one unit. This continues until the player winds enough hands to recoup all previous losses, and come out one unit ahead, at which point the next hand is considered the beginning of a new series.

Here is an example of a series that persists for a dozen hands

Oscar's Grind Blackjack Success

In this sequence, the player wins 5 out of 12 hands – slightly less than the expected average – but concludes the sequence with a one-unit gain. The consistent-wager player would have emerged at a net loss of two units, and the Martingale player would have emerged with a net gain of five but would have been required to bet as many as eight units on a single hand.

Oscar's Grind Blackjack Betting System

And this sums up the Oscar’s Grind Betting System. It’s a lot easier than it looks.

See our full in-depth article on the Oscars Grind System Parts 1-3 here

Oscar's Grind Blackjack Example