Recent content by anthony coussa

Hi Ken, Before I respond I wish to express my sincere appreciation for your interest and very prompt response. 1- The answer to your first question is yes, naturally as long as they add up to 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and up to 20 inclusive. 2- A seperate calculation COULD BE, to draw to 12...

The above is absolutely correct. As an example, we know in a dice game, the odds of rolling two 6's or two 1's: 1 in 36 or, 35 to 1 should be the payoff but the house only pays 30 to 1 and this is how they have the advantage, in the long run. In Roulette, since there are 36 numbers plus the...

I would like to find out the following: In the game of "Blackjack" or "21" what are the odds of making a hand, 17 and also 14, using a single standard deck of 52 cards? e.g., 10+7;* 11(ace)+6;* 8+6+3; 9+8; etc. 10+4;* 9+5; 8+6;* 7+7; 10+2+2; etc. P.S: What would the difference be in the...