Blackjack Fantasy...

Hi all,

Three-Part Question:

PART 1:

I was wondering about a theoretical situation in six-deck Blackjack where
the player knew what every card coming his way would be and what the house advantage
(or would it be the player's advantage now?) would be in this scenario?

PART 2:

What would the house (or player) advantage be in a different situation where the player knew both of
the dealer's cards in advance, but not what cards were coming the player's way? A more realistic scenario given a rogue dealer...

PART 3:

What would the player advantage be (it must surely be in the player's advantage at this point!) in the awesome and magical situation where the player knew both of the dealer's cards in advance and also all the
cards that would come the player's way?

Thanks!

Knowing both dealer cards give the player less then a 10 percent edge

Playing perfectly with the best rules and insurance, over 13% for #2.

Realistically, about 8% playing discreetly.

Perfect yes, but that would be hitting 19s into a 20. You would be done in a couple hands doing that

Quote: Wizardofnothing

Perfect yes, but that would be hitting 19s into a 20. You would be done in a couple hands doing that

That's why I put the discrete part in.

I see

Quote: Wizardofnothing

Perfect yes, but that would be hitting 19s into a 20. You would be done in a couple hands doing that

That would be really funny to see the dealer's (assuming he's not in on it) and the other players' reactions to that!!! ;P If the cards were marked, scenario #2 would be possible...

Quote: Wizardofnothing

Perfect yes, but that would be hitting 19s into a 20. You would be done in a couple hands doing that

Let me add to this....ideally, you'd surrender 19 to a 20. You can try the "assume a ten in the hole" routine.

You scenarios involve a couple real life situations... hole carding, and next carding. Since the dealer flips up their top card, all you need to know is the 1 bottom card. With perfect play I believe the edge is about 13%, but this is for perfect play which is unlikely. While it might be tempting to surrender your 18 vs a known 19, or hit it, you simply can't as it will draw more attention to you than you want. Most amateurs will do wild moves and hit/surrender this situation instead of just eating the one time loss and moving on to the next on their great game to play.

Simply look up the terms I've given you and you can find all of your answers =). Gonna make you dig a little!