The Odds on Blackjack wild cards

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September 6th, 2010 at 6:25:58 PM permalink

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Quote: mkl654321
The question I have is, if you use the joker to construct a double down, are you stuck with that valuation? Let's say you double on 8-Joker and call it a 3--now you receive a 2--can you now call the Joker an Ace? And is it ever worth it to double down if that destroys the option to call the Joker whatever you want, as above?

You have to declare the value of the joker when you get it. So if your first two cards were 8-joker you would have to declare the joker to a specific card, I'd imagine a 3 or an ace.

It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.

September 6th, 2010 at 6:28:28 PM permalink

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Quote: Wizard
You have to declare the value of the joker when you get it. So if your first two cards were 8-joker you would have to declare the joker to a specific card, I'd imagine a 3 or an ace.

Oh. That's CONSIDERABLY worse than "the joker is whatever you want it to be". Was that the way Wong assumed the rule was in his book?

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.---George Bernard Shaw

September 6th, 2010 at 6:36:03 PM permalink
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6771	Quote: mkl654321 Was that the way Wong assumed the rule was in his book? Yes. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.

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