Blackjack Rules And Their Effect On The Players Edge Part3
Five-Card Charlie
If you receive 21 with five cards, you win a bonus from the casino—usually two to one. This favors the player. Value: +.20 percent.
Seven-Seven-Seven 21
Dealer-in-the-machine will pay three to two if you can get three sevens. Value: +0.01 percent.
Six-Seven-Eight Suited
Favorable to the players if you don't change your basic strategy in an attempt to suit up, except in the case of a six-seven suited against the dealer-in-the machine's two. Value: +0.01 percent.
Over-Under 13
You make a side bet that the next hand dealt you will be either over 13 or under 13 on the first two cards. Aces count as one for this and the dealer takes all hands of 13. Very unfavorable rule for basic strategy players. Marginally helpful rule for certain card counters. Value: -6.56 percent for the over and -10.06 percent for the under.
Dealer Hits A,6 (Soft 17)
Bad rule for all players. Helps the dealer-in-the-machine improve an otherwise bad hand for the house. Value: -0.19 percent.
Red or Black
This is a bet where the player guesses what the color of the dealer-in-the-machine's face-up card will be. At first this would seem like an even game off the top but the house stipulates that if the two of the color you chose shows up, your bet is a push. This gives the house an advantage over the basic strategy player. Value: -3.85 percent.
Penetration
How many cards a dealer-in-the-machine deals is called penetration. If a game deals all the cards out, that's 100 percent penetration. For the basic strategy player, the depth of penetration is of little significance. However, for the card counter the depth of penetration is another key variable in determining whether to play a given game. The more penetration, the better the game. Video-blackjack games with Las Vegas Strip rules and 60 percent or more penetration are highly beatable games for the card counter.
Dealer Wins Pushes
All ties go to the dealer. The most devastating rule against the players. Value: -9.0 percent.
Blackjack Pays 1 to 1 (2 for 1)
Bad rule for the players. Value: -2.43 percent.
Blackjack Pays 2 to 1 (3 for 1)
Great rule for the players but you'll be hard pressed to find it on any of today's machines. Value: +2.32 percent.
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