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MGM puts cards back to CSM every round

If my chance of winning by HIT is only 42%, why not SURRENDER when I only loss 50% of my bet?

I was playing in Wynn Macau (good rules and no peek) one on one with the dealer, she drew me a 4 and then drew herself a 5, then she drew a 7 to me - GOOD, 4+7 Vs 5!!! but instead of asking me whether I should STAND, HIT, DOUBLE, SURRENDER, she immediately drew herself a 5, realizing she made a...

8+8 Vs T I am confused with below, should I surrender 8+8 Vs T which I will lose 50% or should I split 8+8 Vs T which I will only lose 48.3%? I am playing under Macau Wynn rules. Thanks a lot for you help (Dead link: http://web.archive.org/web/200406041...Everything.htm) II.3 The...

Thanks systemtrader - referring to your answer to my question #2, do you mean "hit" instead of "surrender"? Surrender is not an option Vs Ace Dealer puts back all cards to CSM after each round, for a full table of eight players, one around is roughly 26 cards or half deck, meaning remaining...

Below are BJ rules in Wynn Macau - - 4 decks. - Dealer stands on soft 17. - Player may double on any first two cards. - Dealer does not take a hole card. If dealer has blackjack player will lose only original wager. Additional wagers made due to double or splitting will be returned. -...

should I DD?

I play in Macau - Sands or Venetian, they use CSM and I am only using BS for fun Yes, effectively it is a peek, so I believe I should double down on 11 Vs T?

what is the HE of 6D, S17, DAS, Early Surrender (but no surrender on dealer Ace), No Peek should I double down on the above rule for 11 Vs T? Please note dealer only takes my original bet when dealer has BJ, but if for example I draw an eight for 19 and dealer draws another T for 20, dealer...

I also think you should double 10 vs Ace (even no peek) because you loose original bet only As for surrender - 10 vs 14,15,16 and 9 vs 16