Geoff Hall: Blackjack Switch in Vegas

[hip hop]

Geoff,

you say "Dealer will have 2 cards i.e. Not ENHC"

does that mean that you will not lose doubles and splits against a dealer blackjack? Probably won't make any difference to expectation as the doubling and splitting are pretty infrequent (compared to regular BJ) but it might help a little for more advanced play.

Hip Hop

[Geoff Hall]

> Geoff,

> you say "Dealer will have 2 cards i.e.
> Not ENHC"

> does that mean that you will not lose
> doubles and splits against a dealer
> blackjack? Probably won't make any
> difference to expectation as the doubling
> and splitting are pretty infrequent

Yes , you are correct, normal Hole Card rules apply so you won't lose doubles and splits to a dealer Blackjack because the dealer will check first.

On the downside, you can 'Switch' to make a 'Blackjack' in the Internet version but you will not be able to do this at The 4 Queens as there is no 'Switching' before the dealer checks for 'Blackjack'.

Best regards

Geoff
> (compared to regular BJ) but it might help a
> little for more advanced play.

> Hip Hop

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[yyz]

I notice that when I "split" pairs, the game deals out a card to both split cards, instead of playing out one hand at a time. Is that the way the game works, or is it a flaw?

[Geoff Hall]

> I notice that when I "split"
> pairs, the game deals out a card to both
> split cards, instead of playing out one hand
> at a time. Is that the way the game works,
> or is it a flaw?

I presume that you are referring to the Internet version ?

It follows from the procedure that is used in UK casinos which is to deal a card to both of the split hands rather than dealing with one after the other.

If you were to play the game in a land-based casino then you would find that most of them adapt the procedure of dealing with each split card individually before moving onto the next.

Best regards

Geoff

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