.77% house edge

[Jeff25]

The game is 6d h17 das da2 ENHC. Pen is very good. House edge worked out to .77% At what count should I wong in? Im thinking True 1 wont be enough to overcome the edge.

 

[Sonny]

The game is 6d h17 das da2 ENHC. Pen is very good. House edge worked out to .77% At what count should I wong in? Im thinking True 1 wont be enough to overcome the edge.

With a .77% house edge I would wait until at least +2 to jump in. Maybe even +3 if you are using a small spread.

-Sonny-

 

[halcyon1234]

The game is 6d h17 das da2 ENHC. Pen is very good. House edge worked out to .77% At what count should I wong in? Im thinking True 1 wont be enough to overcome the edge.

If this is the CNE, then that's an 8D game.

TC of at least 2 is needed. Each TC is work +.5%.
TC 0 = -0.77%
TC 1 = -0.27%
TC 2 = +0.23%

Min $5, MAX $25. Just wong in at +2, lay down the green chip. It's hand shuffled, so if you can track, do so. Take advantage of any and all dealer errors that you can. Don't worry about heat, there is none.

 

[Knox]

With that kind of house edge on a 6D game I would stay home and watch "America's Got Talent".

Edit: OMG, 8 decker even worse! Avoid, avoid! If people would not play those games they would go away!

 

[rogue1]

what is ENHC?

 

[Sonny]

what is ENHC?

English No Hole Card. The dealer doesn't take a hole card until after the players are done playing their hands.

-Sonny-

 

[Renzey]

Don't Forget

When calculating your advantage at various elevated counts, don't forget to factor in the little bit extra gleaned from your index plays at each T/C. For the shoe game, it should reach about an extra 0.20% at +5 T/C.

So with a starting disadvantage of 0.50% at "0" T/C, you should actually reach roughly +2.20% at +5 T/C.

Mileage will vary with system strength.

 

[halcyon1234]

With that kind of house edge on a 6D game I would stay home and watch "America's Got Talent".

Edit: OMG, 8 decker even worse! Avoid, avoid! If people would not play those games they would go away!

It's the only game available at the CNE (basically, a state-fair thing in Toronto. They set up a casino in one of the larger convention halls).

Anyone good at abusing dealers (except holecarding) should make out like a bandit.

They are aiming only at transient traffic-- folks at the fair who walk by and play a bit. They don't need to offer a good game. Bleh. From Toronto, the nearest playable blackjack game is the Falls, ~1.5 hours (or 1 hour for maniacs)

 

[Sonny]

Anyone good at abusing dealers (except holecarding) should make out like a bandit.

That should be ALL OF YOU! :grin:

Exploiting dealer errors like this can be a huge advantage even for straight BS players. There’s a good article on Arnold Snyder’s site that gives more info on these techniques:

http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/Dealer_Error.htm

-Sonny-