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    Of Academic Interest ?


    Me and two of our top posters here had an extended, extemporaneous, colloquium
    re: the seemingly weird and unexpected things that occur in Blackjack and Span21
    when the penetration is very deep ~ when < ½ deck is all that remains in a shoe.

    I soon recalled where the immortal Peter Griffin, Ph.D.
    published the following query (not verbatim)

    Blackjack. Heads-Up Play.


    You have 22 cards remaining.

    TWELVE Faces and TWO each of:
    Aces, Sevens, Eights, and Nines.
    and ONE each of a Deuce and a Trey.


    A computer generates all possible hands and possible sequences.

    What do you estimate is the advantage for optimal play ?


    What would the Basic Strategist’s edge work out to being ?


    Note: Soft 17 is not possible.

    Note: absence of ranks 4, 5, and 6.

    Responses are encouraged, including

    guesswork and computer simulations.





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