Regarding Poker and Blackjack: there's something fundamentally different about the two. In poker you play against other players, but in blackjack it's against t

Regarding Poker and Blackjack: there's something fundamentally different about the two. In poker you play against other players, but in blackjack it's against the house. There are people who, thanks to their skills, have made a career out of poker. However, blackjack strategy can be boiled down to a simple decision table, and still without techniques to give you an edge against the house (e.g. card counting), you're only going to gradually lose all your money.