Who will win first hand?

What are my chances of winning the first hand dealt from a newly shuffled deck? Is it different considering number of decks in play?

It also depends upon whether or not your goal is to win the most money, or merely to win the HAND. By never doubling and by adjusting your splitting strategy you could bump that win rate up to something in the neighborhood of 43.5%.

Flash, wouldnt you be more likely to win the first hand, from a single deck game, than let's say a 6 deck game, with the same rules????

There is no significant difference that I can see.

My question for you is — why would there be ?

So that is to say you have a 51.8% chance of winning or breaking even. Which of course does not warrant going against a 48.2% chance of losing. It just goes to demonstrate why counters wait until the likelihood of better-paying naturals is highest, as well as the chances of winning on doubles and splits, before raising their bets.

Not sure flash1296, but according to our strategy engine the HE for 1D H17 DAS is .04 while its .66 for 6D with the same rules. So wouldnt you be more likely to win the first hand from the single deck game, since it has a lower HE?

Depends on ur playing strategy

Assuming perfect BS, it is close to 43%.

• Lower the number of decks, increase the probability..
• Better the rules-s17, increase the probability...
• No double downs, increase the probability..