Stan: Blackjack software

[Stan]

Hi,

I'm looking for the best software around that can (for any given rules) calculate house edge, play optimum basic strategy and possibly also take into account the cards actually in play.

I don't want this to incorporate card counting as I?m looking at online play only (where I understand the RNG create the cards from a newly shuffled shoe each time).

I know there a plenty around and that many are very good programs, but even the good ones seem to use different methods to calculate the play (all based on mathematics though).

I know these cannot give you an edge in a negative expectancy game but they can make sure you keep the house edge to a minimum.

Can anyone give me their opinions of any they have used?
Thanks in advance

Stan

[stainless steel rat]

> Hi,

> I'm looking for the best software around
> that can (for any given rules) calculate
> house edge, play optimum basic strategy and
> possibly also take into account the cards
> actually in play.

> I don't want this to incorporate card
> counting as I?m looking at online play only
> (where I understand the RNG create the cards
> from a newly shuffled shoe each time).

> I know there a plenty around and that many
> are very good programs, but even the good
> ones seem to use different methods to
> calculate the play (all based on mathematics
> though).

> I know these cannot give you an edge in a
> negative expectancy game but they can make
> sure you keep the house edge to a minimum.

> Can anyone give me their opinions of any
> they have used?
> Thanks in advance

> Stan

Maybe I missed something, but why bother buying software that can't make a losing game anything but a losing game? Online BJ is hopeless unless you are just doing bonus hustling, which seems to be fading away.

[stan]

Yes you have missed something. What i need it for is another matter. What i wanted to know is does anyone know of a good software like this?

> Maybe I missed something, but why bother
> buying software that can't make a losing
> game anything but a losing game? Online BJ
> is hopeless unless you are just doing bonus
> hustling, which seems to be fading away.

[Don Schlesinger]

> Can anyone give me their opinions of any
> they have used?

Take your pick:

http://www.bjstats.com/bjwb.asp
http://www.gamblingtools.net/bj/ppbj.html

Don

[ET Fan]

... making good money from online gambling. It's fading, but far from gone away.

> Maybe I missed something, but why bother
> buying software that can't make a losing
> game anything but a losing game? Online BJ
> is hopeless unless you are just doing bonus
> hustling, which seems to be fading away.