Canadian 21 (or "stook")

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Mark Ness

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Where can I find a good strategy for the Canadian form of 21, recently played at the Union Plaza Casino in Las Vegas? In this game the player completes his hand without knowing either of the dealer's cards. There is an opportunity to double or even triple your bet after the player sees one card and other rules much different from regular 21. Would Lance Humble from Canada know about this game? My survey sample of unskilled players in October, 2002 revealed the house winning about 75 hands to the players 50 hands, about a 20% advantage for the house, much too high. My sample studies at home for several hundred hands produced maybe a 6% profit for the player with a simple unrefined strategy without counting cards. From those studies, by hand, I got the impression that the Vegas modification of Canadian 21 might be able to be beaten. The Plaza game closed because of lack of business about January 1. Perhaps too few players had the required strategy to compete and have much of a chance to win or at least lose slowly. The Plaza and I have some printed rules for the game, but are somewhat confusing as written. I never saw this game in Winnipeg, Canada, when I played in their casino in the 1980's, only the conventional form of 21, which we could beat. Any help out there?
 
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Rob McGarvey

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Try using search here and at card counters cafe, bj21, bjmath, etc and I'm sure you will get the info you are looking for.
 
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The Mayor

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A man named "Moose" who hangs out at rge21.com is the worlds expert on the game. I suggest you correspond with him.

--Mayor
 
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gidget

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in response to "Stook"

I happen to have played "Stook" in the Saskatoon Casino years ago. I am not an avid gambler so I haven't been there for a while but my grandfather taught me how to play before I knew how to play 21. In Stook two aces beat anything. 5 cards under 21 comes in second...... blackjack.........21........etc..... anyway there is such a thing as "Stook"

Canadian Girl Says So lol
 
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