Hi,
Although not VP, this question came up in a conversation and I
being a math dumby couldn't answer it. I figured that this diverse
group could....
Isn't BJ Basic Strategy based upon the presumption that the
dealers hole card is a ten/picture ? If this is so why would basic
as it is now written be sound because most of the cards in a deck are
small value ones ?
Larry Feldman
Basic strategy is based on all possible hole cards and all possible
draws. Computer simulations multiply the probability of each outcome
times the result - win, lose, or push. For each combination of
player's hand and dealer's upcard, there is always one option - hit,
stand, split, or double - that wins the most (or loses the least)
over millions of hands.
Some players who don't have a good grasp of basic strategy always
assume that the dealer has a ten in the hole. That's why they often
complain when a smart player hits his 12 with a dealer's two up,
taking a ten that would have busted the dealer. If the smart player
knew that the dealer had a ten in the hole, the correct play would
have been to stand. As you point out, however, the chance that
there's a ten in the hole are only about 30%.
Hi,
Although not VP, this question came up in a conversation and I
being a math dumby couldn't answer it. I figured that this diverse
group could....
Isn't BJ Basic Strategy based upon the presumption that the
dealers hole card is a ten/picture ? If this is so why would basic
as it is now written be sound because most of the cards in a deck
are
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small value ones ?
Larry Feldman