Do you have any numbers to back that up? Because I do.
http://www.beatingbonuses.com/houseedge.htm
https://wizardofodds.com/games/black...ategy/charlie/
Do you have any numbers to back that up? Because I do.
http://www.beatingbonuses.com/houseedge.htm
https://wizardofodds.com/games/black...ategy/charlie/
Last edited by wookets; 04-25-2017 at 07:44 AM.
M. Shakleford has made the occasional error, but what I am saying is that
his figure is probably correct IF, (and only if), Basic Strategy is modified to
include the play, and that is not what very many people will embrace !
Of course, the lower the True Count is, the more likely hitting 5 card stiffs
will be correct, especially for hands of 12 and 13. Is hitting a 5 card 17 vs.
a Face Card correct ? Is it correct at TC -2 ? How about TC +2 ?
The "wizard" is a quant', but he is not an experienced / expert BJ player.
Why not just go to the site link that was provided and read Mike's analysis. You will see that the modified BS is provided. And, may I also point out that people like Peter Griffin were not "experienced/expert BJ players," either, although he, like Mike did play the game. You don't have to be a pro to know the math.
Don
[QUOTE=blueman;220244]When doubling is permitted on only 9, 10, or 11, the point is that soft doubling is not permitted. So, in certain venues, if you do double on A,8, they are imposing upon you that your original hand is 9. Period. Not 9 or 19. If you hit 6,3 with a deuce, you have 11. So, in tbhis circumstance, if you hit A,8 with a deuce, you have 11.
Interestingly, when Puerto Rico used to permit doubling on only 9, 10, or 11, if you doubled A,8 and caught a deuce, the dopes down there counted it as 21! So, you need to inquire what happens under this very special circumstance.
Don
If one plays a BJ game with restricted doubles that permits doubling on 9 (most don't)
and you are dealt an A-8, should you mistakenly double and receive a Deuce
you will imagine that you are about to win with a 20 or a 21 BUT once you double you
are, in effect, declaring your hand to be a 9 and not a 19. Of this I am 100% certain.
Last edited by ZenMaster_Flash; 04-26-2017 at 07:43 PM.
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