kantarou: advantage on 10 and ace

[kantarou]

it has been reported that if the player starts his hand with an ace, his edge is about 52%; if he starts with a ten-value, his edge is about 13%.

what are the changes in these edge when receiving only 6 to 5 payout on your blackjack?

thank you.

[Don Schlesinger]

> it has been reported that if the player starts his
> hand with an ace, his edge is about 52%; if he starts
> with a ten-value, his edge is about 13%.

> what are the changes in these edge when receiving only
> 6 to 5 payout on your blackjack?

> thank you.

I think, roughly, 40-41%. I did it very quickly, though, so I won't swear to it.

Don

[kantarou]

dear don

thanks for the quick reply.
your estimation of 40 to 41% advantage, i believe is for the ace as your first card. what about an edge on 10 as your first card?

thanks again.

[Don Schlesinger]

> dear don

> thanks for the quick reply.
> your estimation of 40 to 41% advantage, i believe is
> for the ace as your first card. what about an edge on
> 10 as your first card?

> thanks again.

10.8%.

Don

[kantarou]

[Cacarulo]

> it has been reported that if the player starts his
> hand with an ace, his edge is about 52%; if he starts
> with a ten-value, his edge is about 13%.

> what are the changes in these edge when receiving only
> 6 to 5 payout on your blackjack?

Well, Don was pretty close For 1D,H17,NDAS, SPA1,SPL3 I get the following:

1) BJ = 3/2

A = 52.635056474914094%
T = 13.982298961202728%

2) BJ = 6/5

A = 43.569030064349839%
T = 11.715792358561670%

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Cac

[kantarou]

[Don Schlesinger]

After I posted, I redid the ace and got 43%. The 10.8% was based on the same way I figured the ace. We differ now, because you used 52.63% and 13.98%, whereas I used the numbers assumed -- namely 52% and 13%.

As always, thanks for the extra precision.

Don

> Well, Don was pretty close For 1D,H17,NDAS,
> SPA1,SPL3 I get the following:

> 1) BJ = 3/2

> A = 52.635056474914094%
> T = 13.982298961202728%

> 2) BJ = 6/5

> A = 43.569030064349839%
> T = 11.715792358561670%

> Hope this helps.

> Sincerely,
> Cac