rollem411 said:
I still have all standard BJ rules and thought I could use the DE basic strategy as a general guide because I'm trying to take advantage asap. I never even thought of the rule variations having the effect on the BS card for the game. I hope it doesn't have a big impact on the strategy, but I imagine it would with the doubling restrictions enforced in an actual DE game.
It has a big effect on the EV. You need to double like a mofo against dealer 15 and 16 in DE, and with the D9 rule you can't get enough money down on the table to make it worthwhile, usually.
rollem411 said:
When I was playing the other day I attempted to use my index plays, but was very confused and I really didn't know what to do. I just kept my max bet out the whole time and flat bet it.
Also, what do you mean a different count?
I mean the cards have different values to a player in DE than in regular blackjack. First of all, naturals pay 1:1 so there goes the ace, you might as well treat it as a neutral card. Secondly, you are a lot more dependent on dealer busts because of all the doubling and splitting you end up doing against bad dealer hands, so the middle cards become proportionally more powerful. I'm not going to speculate as to what the ideal system tags would be because I haven't done the computer work.