Ted said:Let me get this straight. If I play 75 hands in one hour and each bet is $5
I will lose $1.90. I multiplied 75 hands times 5 and got $375.00. The $375 figure is what I bet for the hour. I will lose one half of one percent to the house because that is their edge. One percent is $3.75 and half of that is
$1.875 or $1.90....The one half of one percent is predicated on my playing perfect basic strategy. Correct?
Michigan Dave said:Does anyone have a table that shows the percentage of wins a person should expect with each specific up card that the dealer shows? ie, if the dealers up card is a ten, how often will he win?
Ted said:Can anyone explain why it is correct BS to double with an A/2, A/3, A/4,
A/5, A/6, A/7, against a dealer 4/5/or 6. Like everyone else, I have a "know it all" friend who says you never double with a soft hand against any dealer hand, anywhere in the world. I have seen without exaggeration 15 different charts. They all say to "double" in the hands I described. The problem is, I can't explain why.
Ted said:...My chart says...Double A/7 against a dealer 3,4,5,6...........Double A/6 against dealer 3,4,5,6.......Double A/5 against dealer 4,5,6. .......
Double A/4 against dealer 4,5,6.............and.....A/3 and A/2 are to be doubled aginst a dealer 5,6. Which of these is incorrect BS?
Ted said:Fred, I almost hate to ask this question, but if 8 cards can hurt a 6/6 split, and only 5 can help, why is he wrong. What is he doing wrong with his computing? He is obviously "missing some point" but I do not have the ability to tell him what he is doing wrong.
midnite said:Ted, I wouldn't worry much about what Scarne said. On page 95 for example, he says never to split four's, five's, six's or ten's. Then on the same page he say "As a matter of fact, I often split 10-valued cards when the dealer's upcard is a 19 count." On page 105, he gives his Scarne Countdown System. That is interesting reading.
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