The following paper takes an in depth look at the gambling game Blackjack, also Now it is very demanding to know when to deviate from the Basic Strategy.
Blackjack is beatable if cards aren't shuffled every hand. Depending on the remaining cards, the advantage can swing to the player. This means you can keep.
But the "Big Picture" answer is to use many indices and bet with the count. Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. Search titles only. If I'm not mistaken, there's a fair amount to be gained from simple composition-dependent basic strategy for single-deck games e. I have never examined or played those strategies. No spread I don't think anyone in the world can beat the game without spreading. And all without varying your bet by a single cent. Overall, by making perfect strategy adjustments, you will gain about 0. Search Advanced searchβ¦. What's new New posts New profile posts Latest activity. But given the complexity of doing either calculating house edge or indices for strategy changes, I find it hard to believe that most people would take the time to do both at the same time. You must log in or register to reply here.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Forums Forums General JavaScript is disabled. You lose money by making "incorrect" plays at low counts, and then lose more money by making other "incorrect" plays at high counts. When doing so I have flat bet rather large. It is more likely that a program will generate 1,, 8-deck shoes and just deal out the cards with basic strategy. Basic Strategy Deviation Question. Log in Register. Canceler said:. Canceler Well-Known Member Jul 18, HA Calc. Single- and double-deck games are definitely different. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Forums New posts Search forums. The reason why the errors don't cancel is because, without basic strategy changes, BOTH negative-count AND positive-count play deviates from the ideal. I think there is something on this in Last edited: Jul 18, I have experimented doing exactly as you questioned, using many indices, in a very good game and I have beaten the house, Flat betting. TC Change Value -5 0. Log in. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Thread starter Numberman Start date Jul 18, Numberman Member Jul 18, Numberman I have experimented doing exactly as you questioned, using many indices, in a very good game and I have beaten the house, Flat betting. More accurately, though, it's not that you will GAIN 0. If any of the site sims actually take into account changing basic strategy, I'll eat my words. I think it's more likely that combinatorial analysis will be used. However, I suspect that it is highly unlikely to program an 8-deck shoe, track the count, and make all the correct strategy adjustments when calculating the house edge. Search forums. Numberman said:. Sonny Well-Known Member Jul 18, The quickest and most accurate answer is that I don't know what this site uses. That is, by always playing basic strategy, you actually play with an additional For example, if your game has a book-calculated EV of If you make strategy changes, then that's the only way you get the Yes, this is for shoe games only. Sorry; I assumed the OP was talking about shoe games. New posts. I have actually done this on several occasions, always beating the house.