Chance favors the prepared mind
The rules state that dealer 16 will push ALL bets (except 21), even those players who have less than 16.
Hi Cac,
The Wizard's basic strategy is risk-averse for splits and doubles, so it gives up some EV on the standard game.
I used Norm's calculator checking only boxes 1 and 5, result: 0.64%
https://www.blackjacktheforum.com/re...hp?do=edgepage
Running 1 billions sims with the basic strategy on blackjackinfo (which cliams 0.66%) got me 0.647% house edge.
https://www.blackjackinfo.com/blackj...rr=ns&peek=yes
I ran another 1 billions sims with the wizard's basic strategy and got 0.747% house edge.
I am using shuffle point = 234.
Last edited by mt4; 03-26-2024 at 11:38 AM.
That's accurate. Player 21s win and are paid out at 1 to 1. However, what occurs when a player gets a Blackjack? It seems logical for them to be paid at 3 to 2,
but there are instances where they are also paid at 1 to 1 (only when the dealer has 16). That's the difference between -5.49% and -5.82%.
The next step is to be able to reproduce the -0.31% from the WoO. Were you able to reproduce it?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Cac
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Hi mt4,
I think I know why you're not getting the exact values. If you set the penetration at 234/312, you'll encounter something known as the cut card effect (CCE).
In order to avoid this effect, instead of fixing the penetration at 4.5/6, what you have to do is to fix the number of rounds to 40. It can be any number you want as long as
you don't run out of cards. 40 is ideal because it avoids unnecessary shuffling.
Sincerely,
Cac
PS: Still haven't been able to reproduce the -0.32% that WoO mentioned. I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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