Loss per hour-video BJ vs table BJ
November 8th, 2016 at 12:33:48 AM
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Is there any estimation about the hands per minute(and therfore loss per hour) between tables and blackjack "machines".
Lets assume the rules are the same and the minimum(ignore player cards and promotions and etc) and this machine is not "heads-up" but plays with 4 players and a"dealer"(either virtual or a recorded one...).
How much playing video-blackjack drills the bankroll faster than a regular table(6 players)?
I don't mean the multi-game "blackjack" heads up vs dealer, with even money and no doubling...
Lets assume the rules are the same and the minimum(ignore player cards and promotions and etc) and this machine is not "heads-up" but plays with 4 players and a"dealer"(either virtual or a recorded one...).
How much playing video-blackjack drills the bankroll faster than a regular table(6 players)?
I don't mean the multi-game "blackjack" heads up vs dealer, with even money and no doubling...
November 8th, 2016 at 11:55:02 AM
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You would need to have an estimate of the number of hands played on the table and at the machine... Then you could directly look at EV, given as you stated all other variables (rules, player knowledge, etc) are the same.
EV = (NumHands*AvgBet)*(HouseEdge)
So if you always bet $10, and the house edge is a "standard" .5%... Then it's really easy to compare given an estimation of the number of hands. In general, my opinion is that a machine will play faster than a regular table... Then again that also depends on the dealer. Some dealers are lightening fast, and some are slow as dirt. On "average" I believe a person playing a machine will play ~80 hands per hour where as a person playing live will play ~60 hands per hour, so let's indulge those numbers and see what that does to EV:
EV(table play - 60 hands per hour) = (60*10)*(-.005) = -3
EV(machine play - 80 hands per hour) = (80*10)*(-.005) = -4
So a person playing 60 hands per hour at a table will lose (on average in the long run) $3 per hour, where as a person playing the machine, assuming the same rules and house edge which is commonly not the case, will lose $4 per hour.
It really comes down to hands per hour and house edge. The game you'll lose less at (if you're not a card counter) is the game with the lower house edge, and MORE importantly the game you play LESS hands per hour (so the slower of the two).
EV = (NumHands*AvgBet)*(HouseEdge)
So if you always bet $10, and the house edge is a "standard" .5%... Then it's really easy to compare given an estimation of the number of hands. In general, my opinion is that a machine will play faster than a regular table... Then again that also depends on the dealer. Some dealers are lightening fast, and some are slow as dirt. On "average" I believe a person playing a machine will play ~80 hands per hour where as a person playing live will play ~60 hands per hour, so let's indulge those numbers and see what that does to EV:
EV(table play - 60 hands per hour) = (60*10)*(-.005) = -3
EV(machine play - 80 hands per hour) = (80*10)*(-.005) = -4
So a person playing 60 hands per hour at a table will lose (on average in the long run) $3 per hour, where as a person playing the machine, assuming the same rules and house edge which is commonly not the case, will lose $4 per hour.
It really comes down to hands per hour and house edge. The game you'll lose less at (if you're not a card counter) is the game with the lower house edge, and MORE importantly the game you play LESS hands per hour (so the slower of the two).
Playing it correctly means you've already won.
November 8th, 2016 at 3:01:07 PM
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Quote: lavifighterIs there any estimation about the hands per minute(and therfore loss per hour) between tables and blackjack "machines".
You can reduce the number of hands per hour at the machine to as small a number as you want when no one else is there. Not so with a live dealer. Even if with other players, it's much easier to sit out hands at a machine than at a the live tables
