Two other things you may need to check. If it is the Williams game no double on nine or after splits (no resplits either). That might be the diff between +0.1% and -0.11%
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From: Steve Jacobs
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 8/11/2006 12:12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] XVP - But not X advantage play
On Thursday 10 August 2006 2:33 pm, Tony Dubnik wrote:
This is not about Video Poker but is about a potential advantage play I
have discovered. This concerns a blackjack game on a machine. I don't think
the machine is really advantageous on its own, but combined with promotions
and bounce back cash; it may be.My problem is this: I am looking for a blackjack game analyzer and
simulator that can handle this game. I have not been able to find one as
yet. The game MAY have a VERY slight player advantage if a composition
dependent strategy is used. The Wizard of Odds site implies this when I use
the BJ calculator there.I would welcome any help to find a suitable software program where I could
run simulations of perfect play for 2, 3, 4, and 5 cards taking into
account the dealer's up card as well as any cards already seen in the hand.I'll even post the rules:
Single deck shuffled after each hand (only 1 player per hand. This game is
on a machine)
Dealer stands on all 17
Dealer has a hole card
Tied Blackjacks are a push
Double 9, 10, 11 only
No Double after split
Split only once
Re-Hit split Aces
BJ pays 3:2
6 Card automatic winner for player but not dealer
No insurance
No surrender
My blackjack program that can analyze this game.
I get a player edge of 0.108% if the 6 card automatic win only applies
when the dealer does not have a natural, and a player edge of 0.12776%
if the 6 card win applies even if the dealer has a natural. These numbers
assume a composition dependent strategy. There are about 1400 exceptions
to basic strategy, I'm sure many of them come about because of the 6 card
automatic win. This is such a large number of special cases that it would
probably be quite difficult to memorize them all.
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