Quote Originally Posted by Reyth View Post
So Don, how does this fit in with the data at the top of the BJI charts which say something like "estimated HE .6%"? Are those estimates even close to accurate?
Everything Norm writes is accurate! :-)

The question was about STREAKS: winning or losing x number of hands in a row. That has nothing at all to do with the HE of roulette or BJ, or any other game. It has only to do with the probability of, say, losing a hand or a coup, and I've already discussed that, above. The HE at BJ is a lot lower than at roulette, because, despite losing more hands than we win, we also get 3:2 payoffs for naturals, and other multiple payoffs for splits, doubles, and doubles after splits.

But, the part of this thread I want to make sure dies a quick and painful death is the one where I extracted a quote from a new poster, who analyzed some data and then claimed he was "on to something." REALLY dangerous words! Can only lead to a world of aggravation for all of us.

Don