Originally Posted by
Most Interesting Man
I suppose it depends on how non-random the shuffle being used is. I did read about a certain shuffle if applied to a fresh deck would greatly increase the house advantage against anyone making playing decisions based on basic strategy (pretty much everyone). I can't remember where I read about that. If the deck were configured like so and then future shuffles were extremely weak it may open the door to just that possibility. All speculation, and no research. Someone with a shuffle simulator and knowledge of what that initial deck configuration is may be able to prove or disprove this.
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