Dealer probability – one deck
This is a probability chart to let you know what are your chances of winning or busting on a one deck blackjack game. 1 Deck – Dealer Stands on Soft 17 Dealers up Card Dealers Final Total 17 18 19 20 21 Bust Ace 0.183786 0.19089 0.18868 0.191692 0.075137 0.169815 2 0.138976 0.131762 0.131815 0.123948 0.120526 0.352973 3 0.130313 0.130946 0.123761 0.123345 0.116047 0.375588 4 0.130973 0.114163 0.120679 0.116286 0.115096 0.402803 5 0.119687 0.123483 0.116909 0.104694 0.106321 0.428905 6 0.166948 0.106454 0.107192 0.100705 0.097879 0.420823 7 0.372345 0.138583 0.077334 0.078897 0.072987 0.259854 8 0.130857 0.362989 0.129445 0.06829 0.069791 0.238627 9 0.121886 0.103921 0.357391 0.12225 0.061109 0.233442 10 0.124156 0.122486 0.124421 0.356869 0.03957 0.232499 All 0.153225 0.145065 0.141657 0.184722 0.077364 0.297967 Read More →
Playing two hands or one
Question: For the average player, is there any mathematical advantage to playing two hands of blackjack versus one? Answer: A skilled player using perfect basic strategy gives up the same approximately one-half percent edge to the casino on both hands. A card counter might actually...
How to play pairs
If you have a pair of Aces or Eights: Always split. If you have a pair of twos or threes: Split if the dealer has 2 – 7, otherwise hit. If you have a pair of fours: Split if the dealer has 5 or 6 – otherwise hit. If you have a pair of fives: Double if the dealer has 2...
How to play soft hands
A soft hand is when one of your starting hands contains an ace. If you have Ace 2 or Ace 3: Double if the dealer has 5 or 6 – otherwise hit. If you have Ace 4 or Ace 5: Double if the dealer has 4 thru 6 – otherwise hit. If you have Ace 6: Double if the dealer has 3 thru...
How to play hard hands
A hard hand in Blackjack is two starting cards that do not contain an ace. If you have eight or less, always hit. If you have nine: Double if the dealer has 3 thru 6 – otherwise hit. If you have 10 : Double if the dealer has 2 thru 9 – otherwise hit. If you have 11: Double...
Colorado limit increase shot down for now
One attempt to raise the betting limit at Colorado casinos is dead, but another one is still alive. A Colorado Senate committee last week rejected a proposal to ask voters to get rid of the $5 limit. Lawmakers expressed concern that so many issues may be on the November ballot that...
Should you get insurance?
First off, what is blackjack insurance: It’s if the dealer shows an ace, you can opt to “insure yourself”, in the case that the dealer has a 10 or a face card concealed. If indeed the dealers card is a 10 or a face card, you get your insurance bet back, and get paid...
Benefits of blackjack
Blackjack, along with video poker, is one of the only casino games where your decisions actually have an effect on your chances of winning. No other casino game offers this level of strategic thought, and in fact, a skilled blackjack player can actually tilt the odds in his favor. Even...
Test your BlackJack knowhow…
Found an interesting 5 question test we thought any blackjack beginner should take: For all hands, assume a six-deck game in which the dealer stands on all 17s, you may split and resplit any pair except Aces, which you may split only once, may double down on any first two cards, and...
Camouflage Betting
The easiest way for the house to detect a blackjack card counter is to watch their betting patterns. Counters have to elevate their bet when the count is in there favour, and lower them when the count is against them. This is no secret to the counters, and if they want to be successful...