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Mr.Pro: Re: Rules
Hi there,
Recently I came accross a good blackjack rule in a foreign casino, blackjack pays 2:1 if the cards a suited. What does this mean for the basic strategy player off the top of the shoe i.e what is the exact positive expectation?
Regards,
Mr.Pro
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Don Schlesinger: Re: Rules
> Recently I came accross a good blackjack
> rule in a foreign casino, blackjack pays 2:1
> if the cards a suited. What does this mean
> for the basic strategy player off the top of
> the shoe i.e what is the exact positive
> expectation?
Assuming 6 decks, the probability of receiving an untied natural is 4.53%. Suited naturals comprise one-fourth of this total, so they occur about 1.13% of the time. When they do, instead of being paid 1.5 to 1, you receive 2 to 1, so, in effect, you receive an extra one-half of a bet as the bonus.
As one-half of 1.13% is about 0.57%, that is your extra expectation from this special rule. You can then factor in all the other rules of the game to see if this now gives you a BS edge of the top of the pack.
Don
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Mr.Pro: Re: Rules
> Assuming 6 decks, the probability of
> receiving an untied natural is 4.53%. Suited
> naturals comprise one-fourth of this total,
> so they occur about 1.13% of the time. When
> they do, instead of being paid 1.5 to 1, you
> receive 2 to 1, so, in effect, you receive
> an extra one-half of a bet as the bonus.
> As one-half of 1.13% is about 0.57%, that is
> your extra expectation from this special
> rule. You can then factor in all the other
> rules of the game to see if this now gives
> you a BS edge of the top of the pack.
> Don
Hi Don,
Thank you very much I'll do the math. I didn't expect to get a reply on a free site from such a blackjack master as yourself. I'll make a mental note to buy your latest book.
Kind regards,
Mr.Pro
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