> I want to make sure I understand the 6 deck
> chart correctly. Can we extrapolate the
> chart and say that with about 1.5 decks cut
> off in a 6 deck game, if we only take
> insurance on Blackjacks, there will be very
> little difference in our SCORE compared with
> properly insuring all hands when
> appropriate?

There's actually a bit of a problem here, because, as you can see, the SCOREs for this very poor game are quite pathetic. In my view, no one is his right mind would play a game with a $18 or $15 SCORE, which is the case here, because of the mediocre pen, play-all, and rules that rarely exist in 6-deck.

Personally, I'd like to see 4.5/6 with a minimum of 1-12, if not 1-16, spread, and the standard Strip s17, das, rsa, ls rules. Then, I believe, you'd see a meaningful difference between the two.

Finally, from a percentage standpoint, I think the difference might be substantial now, anyway, if I'm reading the charts correctly. If one way is $18 and one is $15, that's a pretty heavy hit, at 16.7%.

Don