Double exposure blackjack
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http://www.wizardofodds.com/games/doubleexposure/doubleexposure.html
I've never heard of anyone playing this game for profit -- not to say it can't be done.
--Mayor
I've never heard of anyone playing this game for profit -- not to say it can't be done.
--Mayor
The "good versions" of this game can be beaten. (Stanford Wong described how to beat it in his "Professional Blackjack") I remember glancing over this chapter and becoming really excited when I saw this game offered at some AC casinos. Then I realized they limited doubling to only 9/10/11s. (No soft doubling) and thus limited your win rate to about 0.1 unit per hour with a 1-10 spread.
You might be able to beat it at some other places tho.
You might be able to beat it at some other places tho.
I've watched and played this game probably far too much. Where I am it is played out of a 5 deck CSM. I like to play it simply because it's kind of mindless and it's a way to take a pause from cencentrating. It's certainly not a game that I would recommend as an advantage player.
Disadvantages
Lose All Ties
Blackjack Pays Even Money
Double 10 and 11 Only
No Resplit
No DAS
Advantage
Get to see what you have to beat. Otherwise keep Miss Cleo on the other end of your cell phone as to whether the next card out of the CSM is big or small.
Best advice I can give you from my observations and win/loss sessions.
Play 2 spots to lower variance
Take as few cards as possible and I mean that literally. For example I will stand on hand totals of 4 to 6 if the dealer hand has a stiff, after all what good is any card other than a 3 to 5/6 going to do for me ?
Never double against a dealer pat hand (17 - 20).
The only way I have really found to maybe beat the game is to take every decent opportunity to get extra money on the table such as splitting and doubling when the dealer has a stiff hand including splitting 10's and doubling blackjacks.
As I said I play it sparingly to take a break but I surely only expect to win if the cards fall right, not through any kind of advantage play.
Disadvantages
Lose All Ties
Blackjack Pays Even Money
Double 10 and 11 Only
No Resplit
No DAS
Advantage
Get to see what you have to beat. Otherwise keep Miss Cleo on the other end of your cell phone as to whether the next card out of the CSM is big or small.
Best advice I can give you from my observations and win/loss sessions.
Play 2 spots to lower variance
Take as few cards as possible and I mean that literally. For example I will stand on hand totals of 4 to 6 if the dealer hand has a stiff, after all what good is any card other than a 3 to 5/6 going to do for me ?
Never double against a dealer pat hand (17 - 20).
The only way I have really found to maybe beat the game is to take every decent opportunity to get extra money on the table such as splitting and doubling when the dealer has a stiff hand including splitting 10's and doubling blackjacks.
As I said I play it sparingly to take a break but I surely only expect to win if the cards fall right, not through any kind of advantage play.
Thanks for you input!
I have checked out the wizzards site many times and I think it is a great resource. The version I have in town, dealer hits soft 17. On the wizzards site this set of play tables is listed in the 'appendix', however it appears to be a broken link within the site. The only table I can get to there is the dealer stands on soft 17.
Any other sources for this table??
I have checked out the wizzards site many times and I think it is a great resource. The version I have in town, dealer hits soft 17. On the wizzards site this set of play tables is listed in the 'appendix', however it appears to be a broken link within the site. The only table I can get to there is the dealer stands on soft 17.
Any other sources for this table??
suicyco maniac
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Double exposure for profit
Wong talks about double exposure in Professional BJ and if I remember right also in BJ Secrets and Basic BJ (I don't have my copies in front of me) If there are decent playable BJ games I would avoid double exposure. The reduction in the BJ bonus and the tie factor make this game tough to beat. The only good thing is each point in your count per deck is worth more in D.E. then in BJ. However if snappers pay 3:2 this changes your edge by 2.3% clearly giving you a HUGE advantage playing basic strategy. SM
Wong talks about double exposure in Professional BJ and if I remember right also in BJ Secrets and Basic BJ (I don't have my copies in front of me) If there are decent playable BJ games I would avoid double exposure. The reduction in the BJ bonus and the tie factor make this game tough to beat. The only good thing is each point in your count per deck is worth more in D.E. then in BJ. However if snappers pay 3:2 this changes your edge by 2.3% clearly giving you a HUGE advantage playing basic strategy. SM