Recent content by DSchles

You're right. I thought he was asking a different question. But, I misread. Sorry. Don

No, BC, PE, and IC are not simply additive like that. You'd have to run a separate sim/analysis for the new count you propose. Don

Couldn't agree more. Don

Wong's Basic Blackjack, Table 10, pages 58-59 has the correct BS. Extra doubles are: 8 (including 4-4) vs. 4-6; 9 vs. 2 and 7; and A-2 and A,3 vs. 4. Don

Don't question anything that Mike does. His work is impeccable, and if he writes it, it's correct. When you write, "but you solved the question just using this site?," I gave you the source of the answer. Another would be Julian Braun's book How to Play Winning Blackjack, which has been out of...

They add that way because you have to specify whether this is after or before the dealer checks for blackjack; i.e., is it a playable ten or not? Don

Why would you think that that wasn't possible? The numbers I gave you are correct. Don

Great tables, like the ones in my appendix, but neither answers the question. Don

The dealer's ace is 34.2%. The dealer's ten is 17.3%. One source: http://www.bjstrat.net/cgi-bin/cdca.cgi Don

Has been for a long time. Scariest part is not that someone can write this horseshit but rather that he believes it. Don

Did the dealer shuffle or just pick up the cards and start dealing? Don

Yes, of course. The gold standard in the industry is the suite of products from Norm Wattenberger at qfit.com. Don

Long question, short answer: yes! But, if you're trying to use the hands played on this app to draw any conclusions whatsoever, that would be a mistake. You'll never play enough hands to reach that stage. For that, you need commercial software--a simulator. Don

Don't understand your question. What do you mean by the hand results?

First things first: the other player was a consummate asshole. As to your action, you should have simply said: "I don't think I was paid on the push, but I'll be happy to give back the money after you call upstairs and review the tape." Don