Foxwoods

[swamper8]

I know this sounds ridiculous, but I'm having a hard time finding the BlackJack rules for Foxwoods. I have googled and yahoo'd and found some posts about them, but a few contradict each other and I don't want the wrong ones. I'd like to plug them in to the basic strategy engine on this site so I can start memorizing/working off of it with the trainer. If you're familiar with the Foxwoods rules, I'd appreciate a listing, I am not 100% with all the lingo yet, so I don't know all the short hand terms. (please spell out instead of using short hand)
I found some sites that say both 6 and 8 deck shoes, some only 8.
I found some sites that say stand on all 17's other say they have some tables that stand on 17, some hit. I figured it'd take 5 minutes to nail the rules down and I've been looking for over an hour.

Thank you

[sabre]

High Limit room is 6 Decks. All other games 8 decks.

All are Stand on Soft 17 (S17)
Double after split allowed (DAS)
Late Surrender (LS)
no resplit aces (nRSA)

[swamper8]

Originally Posted by sabre

High Limit room is 6 Decks. All other games 8 decks.

All are Stand on Soft 17 (S17)
Double after split allowed (DAS)
Late Surrender (LS)
no resplit aces (nRSA)

Awesome thanks! The worst part is that the Wikipedia page for Foxwoods/Blackjack says they stand on all 17's! i didn't figure that was right......
So no 'resplit' on aces, does that mean if I get dealt two aces, I can split them once (into two piles) but no more? Where as any other card(s) I can split then split again as much as my heart desires? Also, if I split aces, is there a one card deal limit for each of the aces or can I hit more than once? I have read that some places only allow one hit per ace after a split.
thank you

[johndoe]

Originally Posted by swamper8

Awesome thanks! The worst part is that the Wikipedia page for Foxwoods/Blackjack says they stand on all 17's! i didn't figure that was right......
So no 'resplit' on aces, does that mean if I get dealt two aces, I can split them once (into two piles) but no more? Where as any other card(s) I can split then split again as much as my heart desires? Also, if I split aces, is there a one card deal limit for each of the aces or can I hit more than once? I have read that some places only allow one hit per ace after a split.
thank you

Wikipedia is right, they stand on all 17's. The variation is to hit on "soft 17" (such as A-6), abbreviated H17, which is worse, and more common in vegas these days.

You're correct about the aces. Split once, and one card each (standard rule). Any other card you can split up to 3 times to make 4 hands (also a standard rule).

[swamper8]

oh shoot. Sorry to the person who responded first. You said stand on soft 17 which is basically the same as saying stand on all 17's I suppose. I guess I didn't read your post carefully enough. Don't know that there's anywhere where the dealer hits on a hard 17. Thanks for everyone's input. I plan on using the trainer/table generator that's available on this website. Does everyone else use this or have they found a better software/programs elsewhere?

[johndoe]

There's nowhere that a dealer hits on a hard 17. If you find one, PM me immediately!

The software here is good, but for even better software for analysis and practice, go to qfit.com .

[shiznites]

Goto bj21.com and pick up a copy of Current Blackjack Newsletter - its has all the stats and rules for every place in the country!

Swamper, when I first started I used the trainer on this website but not anymore. I like to do things the old fashioned way and practice manually with a shoe, discard tray, and 1 - 6 decks.

[johndoe]

CBJN is useful for some people, but his question probably wasn't worth $19.95.

[palroot]

I know that this is not a game rule issue but might be worth noting if it is your first time at Foxwoods. They allow other players to place backline bets on your spot. You can of course politely (or otherwise) refuse to allow it if you wish. It took me by suprise the first time someone came up and did it to me. I was unfamiliar with that rule and thought the guy was reaching for my chips. I don't know how common that rule is at other places but people seem to do it ALOT at Foxwoods.

[Automatic Monkey]

Originally Posted by palroot

I know that this is not a game rule issue but might be worth noting if it is your first time at Foxwoods. They allow other players to place backline bets on your spot. You can of course politely (or otherwise) refuse to allow it if you wish. It took me by suprise the first time someone came up and did it to me. I was unfamiliar with that rule and thought the guy was reaching for my chips. I don't know how common that rule is at other places but people seem to do it ALOT at Foxwoods.

Yes. Yes we do.