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  1. 10-21-2017, 08:15 AM #1
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    "insurance" bet on any dealer upcard

    If you can make an "insurance bet", meaning a bet on likelihood of dealer's second card being a ten, what more of an advantage overall do you have compared to an ordinary insurance bet? In this particular instance the casino allows this bet anytime the dealer's upcard is a 7,8,9,10,ace...in other words every time the ten would give a pat hand.

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    Different counts have different EVs specifically from insurance. It would approximately multiply your count's EV from insurance by 8. Insurance is the most important index but can be used by the casino's to catch counters. It is not that effective because the dealer doesn't get an ace up enough. But if you had an insurance decision 61.5% of the time instead of 7.7% of the time they would catch you fast and very effectively.
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