Geoff Hall: 'Switch' correctly and win subscription

[Geoff Hall]

Re : BLACKJACK SWITCH 'QUIZ'

Hopefully Don will allow this as a gesture of 'goodwill' for the disruption caused on his site :-

A challenge, by me, to the experts and those others willing to 'give it a go'.(Karel Janecek excluded :-) )

I will pay 3 'Advantage Player' subscriptions for the TOP 3 SCORES (if already subscribed then I will pay for next year)

Using the rules for 'Blackjack Switch', try to correctly predict whether the 5 sets of hands below should be 'switched' or 'stay'.
Assume that the first card is the 'upcard' in each of the 2 hands i.e. 7,Q would mean that the player has 17 with the 'Queen' on top (which can therefore be 'switched' if desired)

Answer 'Switch' or 'Stay' for each question and send your answers to [email protected]

The first 3 correct answers, drawn out next Tuesday, will get their subsciption paid.

Questions

1. K,K & 9,9 verses dealer 3.

2. 7,5 & 2,10 verses dealer 8.

3. A,6 & 2,A verses dealer 5.

4. 2,8 & 8,6 verses dealer 6.

5. 10,7 & 4,6 verses dealer A.

Good luck !!!

Best regards

Geoff Hall

[Don Schlesinger]

> Hopefully Don will allow this as a gesture
> of 'goodwill' for the disruption caused on
> his site :-

Very decent of you; thank you. And, for the record, it wasn't you, Geoff, who caused any disruption.

Don

[Viktor Nacht]

[quark]

[Karel]

I guess the reason why I am exluded is because I don't need the subscription. :-)

Karel

> A challenge, by me, to the experts and those
> others willing to 'give it a go'.(Karel
> Janecek excluded :-) )

[Robert V. Lux]

[Geoff Hall]

Go to www.blackjackswitch.com

Good Luck !!!

Geoff

[John Auston]

Because Geoff asked for them to be sent by email! Doh!

And one shouldn't want anyone else to see one's answers, no?

Sheesh.

[V-man]

> Go to www.blackjackswitch.com

> Good Luck !!!

> Geoff

Doesn't have rules there. Do you have to download the game?

[John Auston]

All things considered, I must admit that the concept of the Blackjack Switch variation on standard Blackjack, sounds kind of fun, at least at first glance.

You give the player a big advantage, and then find a set of rules you can give back to the House, to return things close to the "balance" on regular Blackjack.

A real challenge to the math guys, I bet.

And what a challenge to come up with an optimum strategy! It's not that you just make the best two hands you can, because the Rule changes change the expectations of several card combinations.

If nothing else, and exercise in analyzing this game will make you appreciate regular Blackjack!

Looking forward to discussing this more on Don's Domain, if BJ Switch actually catches on in the Casino.

I wonder if it will turn out that the BJ rules given back to the House disproportionately "hurt" a card counter, and can't be made up by the hand switches?

- John Auston

[quark]

> Because Geoff asked for them to be sent by
> email! Doh!

I took it to mean that Vicktor didn't want Geoff to post the answers on his forum... AFTER the contest is OVER!

> And one shouldn't want anyone else to see
> one's answers, no?

Makes since. But anyone should be able to figure THAT out, right?

> Sheesh.

A little less than polite...

[Viktor Nacht]

> I took it to mean that Vicktor didn't want
> Geoff to post the answers on his forum...
> AFTER the contest is OVER!

A reasonable interpretation.

> Makes since. But anyone should be able to
> figure THAT out, right?

Well, not quite. Which is why I made my post.

> A little less than polite...

Yeah, but cut him some slack. We're all still shell shocked from our scandal.

Good Cards,

V

[Karel]

You should be able to play a fun game there.

Karel