One more question...

[K Huebl]

Is there anywhere on the internet where there is an up-to-date report on where good games are being offered?

What good, if any, blackjack newsletters exist?

How much advantage does the house gain by paying 6:5 on single deck games? Also what is the difference between single deck 21 and single deck blackjack?

Thanks for your time,
Kyran

 

[learning to count]

HMMMMMM? Lets see???? BJ21.COM has CBJN. AP.COM has Trackjack. BJFONLINE.COM has BJForum. All three are excellent. The only draw back is that they are pricey so you are usually better off subscribing to one. They all do the same provide good intel on the games out there. I subscribe to CBJN. I have subscribed to tracjack when I got in on the introductory price. I liked them both. I am also a green chipper at BJ21. All these sites have paid subscriptions to thier thread sites for interaction with other players. Do your home work and try them out.

 

[Negative Martingale]

21 that only pays 6:5 on blackjack increases the house edge about 800%.
If they only paid even money on blackjack, a normally .38% house edge jumps to over 2%. So in 6:5 blackjack, that $1.50 they rip you off of every $5 bet does add up. You get a blackjack about every 21 hands in the long run. So if you are flat betting $5, you are paying the house about 7 cents a hand additional to play.

The difference between Superfun 21, 6:5 21, and SINGLE DECK BLACKJACK, is the house edge. They try to disguise this with rare special payoff on certain hands, double down on any number of cards, and other favorable rules. However, none of that overcomes the disadvantage of messing with the blackjack payoff.

The usual norm in Vegas downtown for single deck blackjack is dealer hits soft 17, double on any two, no double after splits, no resplit of Aces. Still a pretty good game if you can get a good number of rounds dealt to you. Boomtown in Reno has single deck, dealer stands on soft 17, double on any two, double after split, and this game actually has positive off-the-top advantage if you play strict basic strategy.

 

[Al Rogers]

The difference *LINK*

what is the difference between single deck 21 and single deck blackjack?


There are only a handful of placs in Las Vegas that offer actual single deck blackjack (not the 6/5 scam version), and many of those games have very poor penetration. Current Blackjack News lists them in detail.

See http://www.bj21.com/order/ads/cbjn1.html for detailed information about Current Blackjack News.

"Single deck 21" is usually used to indicate Superfun 21, which is a very different game. Frequently, casino people will lie and tell unsuspecting players that it can be played like regular blackjack. IT CANNOT, unless you want to lose very quickly. See The Mayor's post below, and the "Four Common Casino Blackjack Scams" I linked below.

 

[Running Count]

Boomtown in Reno

You wrote: "Boomtown in Reno has single deck, dealer stands on soft 17, double on any two, double after split, and this game actually has positive off-the-top advantage if you play strict basic strategy."

Unless they adopted this game in the last two months, you are mistaken. Boomtown uses standard non-downtown Reno rules: H17, DA2, NDAS. 0.17% house edge. Still, their pen is generally good (Rule of 7), and tolerance of red-chip counters satisfactory. A great game, but not as good as you claim.

No game in the Reno area is S17 for single deck, though one little place has late surrender...

RC

 

[Coug Fan]

Re: Boomtown in Reno

Damn. I just checked Trackjack and apparently you are correct. When did Baldini's go to H17?

As far as I know, Boomtown has always been H17. I can personally confirm this as of early June. Also, TJ still lists them as H17.