House edge for suited BJ pays 3:1?

[jimbiggs]

I noticed a suited bj pays 3:1 promotion in some of the mail I get. I was wondering how much of a difference this bonus would add, so I ran a sim and the win rate went from about $11/hour to about $46/hour. Could this really be accurate? I didn't think it would make that big of a difference. I think I must have made a mistake somewhere. I was wondering if anyone could check up on this for me.

It's an 8 deck, H17, DOA, DAS, LS, 75% pen. I used a 1-16 spread.

 

[MGP]

From a simple TD standpoint I get:

TD No Bonus: -0.553895516371016%
TD with 3:1 suited BJ Bonus Must Win: 1.14358443558594%
TD with 3:1 suited BJ Bonus Always Wins: 1.30747531943847%

So it's a big difference even without counting.

 

[xxrenegadexx]

which location and casino are you playing at????

 

[Cardcounter]

That is a big spread! It is a great game!

A 16 to 1 spread is huge if you where any good at counting with that spread you probably have been tossed a couple of times. The game paying 3 to 1 for suited blackjack is a good game provided that regular blackjacks pay 3 to 2 as well. You will get a suited blackjack once every 84 hands taking 1.25% of the house advantage that is really signifcant since a basic stragedy player in a typical shoe game used to start with a .6% disadvantage, now is starting with a .65% advantage of the top.

 

[MGP]

A 16 to 1 spread is huge if you where any good at counting with that spread you probably have been tossed a couple of times. The game paying 3 to 1 for suited blackjack is a good game provided that regular blackjacks pay 3 to 2 as well. You will get a suited blackjack once every 84 hands taking 1.25% of the house advantage that is really signifcant since a basic stragedy player in a typical shoe game used to start with a .6% disadvantage, now is starting with a .65% advantage of the top.

You're .65% number is off - see my post...