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I was just wondering..How much is the player's advantage increased by varying his playing decisions based upon the count instead of always playing basic strategy?

Hello everyone, I wrote a sim blackjack program and I'm just wondering if it's working correctly. The game is 2 decks, NDAS, DOA, no surrender, pen. of 50%. Player plays BS for 2 decks with no change in bet size or playing strategy. The player expectation I get from my program is -0.62% after...

Galaxy Gaming odds are correct! When getting a QH pair, you have to make sure the dealer doesn't get a blackjack. Since you have 2QH there are 30 tens and 8 aces left in the two decks. So the probability of a dealer blackjack is (240/102C2) and the probability of the dealer not getting a...

2 decks, H17, NDAS, No surrender. Dealt 50% or 1 deck down into the shoe. Player bets 1 unit when the running count is +1 or less. Player bets 4 units when the running count is +2 or greater. Player plays BS for 2 decks with no deviation based on the count. Using Hi-Lo for counting.

Is single deck beatable with 2:1? It's funny that you mentioned beating a single deck game with a 2:1 betting ratio. That's what I'm trying to figure out. I have a computer program running that is betting 2 units when the count is 0 or + and 1 unit when the count is - (using Hi-Lo). For half a...