I've read that the lowest house edge playing perfect strategy = .26%. Is this true? Is this only counting the win%, does this count the black jacks?
If I do not choose to split hands,no double downs or take insurances how much does this effect the house edge?
.26 HE with good pen is a dream, and is easily beatable - why on earth would you even consider sub optimal play.Originally Posted by Redwing41
Your play deviation will change a great game into a piece of shit.
Last edited by Freightman; 06-04-2016 at 03:22 PM. Reason: To add another line
My money is on he's that unfriendly chain-smoking pit boss at the Big Horn acting coy. They can't afford actual mathematicians, so he's come here to find out if they have the lowest edge in town and if another bizarre rule addition could hurt them. Just a theory. I suggest we play along.
Im wondering if there is any benefit to switching over to BJ. I know with bj you get +EV counting cards where I think its less likely in baccarat. I cant imagine anyone on this forum not counting cards? Otherwise you are always - EV. Unless that is taboo for black jack players to admit this?
I read it from another forum, they were saying .26. I assume they are reffering to a 6 deck or more game?
Can you describe what LS is? Why does using one or two decks give better results then 6 decks when you have the same ratio of cards.
Last edited by Redwing41; 06-04-2016 at 05:45 PM.
There's no point in counting cards in baccarat. Memorizing basic strategy and playing blackjack is the smartest thing any casino player could do, aside from never entering a casino.
Almost everyone on the forum knows how to count cards. Check the disadvantage forum for other ideas. We don't talk about counting while playing in the casino.
Your .26% house edge was probably talking about a particular game at a particular casino. 6D is just a rule, and there many rule combinations.
LS is late surrender. You forfeit half of your bet and keep the other half. You do not play your hand.
Two decks is better because there are more stiff hands, more successful doubles, and more blackjacks.
ANY game can be 'beaten' w/lo counting cards in the short run....i'm sure most here have witnessed plops (aka, non-APs) win tens of thousands of dollars while we muddle through negative counts betting table min
btw, not all WV table games are closed....Mountaineer still operates 6 and 8d games S17 games....no surrender, though
The question doesn't even make sense because each casino employs a different set of rule combinations, although that is about the lowest edge I have ever played after accounting for the cut card effect. Um, of course it counts blackjacks--the game is called Blackjack. Not taking insurance IS basic strategy, it doesn't affect the house edge. Never taking doubles and splits is another question that makes no sense--it's safe to say that baccarat would be a better game under those conditions.
Not even close, unless you are restricting your discussion to shoe games.
The Double Deck game with S17 DAS has a House Edge of 0.19%
Adding LS ~ reduces the House Edge to a lovely 0.14%
Single deck H17 is 0.18%
Foregoing Doubles and Splits makes all BJ games too unplayable to discuss.
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