What is the longest Dealer Hand?
October 6th, 2010 at 4:28:27 PM
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This may have been asked before, but what is the longest dealer hand.
I think it is:
AAAAAAA5AAAA(A-5) for H17 & AAAAAA6AAAA(A-5) for S17
Is this correct?
I think it is:
AAAAAAA5AAAA(A-5) for H17 & AAAAAA6AAAA(A-5) for S17
Is this correct?
October 6th, 2010 at 6:21:01 PM
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The longest dealer hand on record is 67105A42AKJ3334QJ547827856JK32A49QA68K, where the dealer went into a fugue state and kept just pulling cards out of the shoe until there were no more remaining. He eventually busted with a total of 326, and paid everybody with $500 chips. This being old-time Vegas, he was removed from the game by the floorman, taken out back, and shot.
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October 6th, 2010 at 6:28:57 PM
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Quote: mkl654321The longest dealer hand on record is 67105A42AKJ3334QJ547827856JK32A49QA68K, where the dealer went into a fugue state and kept just pulling cards out of the shoe until there were no more remaining. He eventually busted with a total of 326, and paid everybody with $500 chips. This being old-time Vegas, he was removed from the game by the floorman, taken out back, and shot.
did they let him keep his tips?
October 7th, 2010 at 2:57:18 AM
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Quote: KelmoThis may have been asked before, but what is the longest dealer hand.
I think it is:
AAAAAAA5AAAA(A-5) for H17 & AAAAAA6AAAA(A-5) for S17
Is this correct?
Mkl's story aside, that should be correct. The odds of those hands happening are so long I doubt they have ever happened. The most blackjack FAQ I simulated 206 million hands, and the most I ever got to was 10 cards.
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October 7th, 2010 at 10:18:33 AM
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If the dealer gets that in single or double deck, the players do the execution.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:14:05 AM
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In single-deck H17, the longest possible hand would use up all the aces and deuces (several combinations are possible) plus a five to go from soft 17 to hard 12 and another card when the dealer hits hard 16. Single-deck S17 (however rare such games are) would use one less ace or deuce, and a six instead of a five to go from soft 16 to hard 12. (Total of ten and nine cards respectively.)
The longest possible double-deck H17 hand would use all eight aces and two deuces (once again several combinations are possible), plus a soft-to-hard five and another card drawn on hard 16. As with single-deck, double-deck S17 would use one less ace or deuce (and a six instead of a five when going from soft to hard). (Twelve and eleven cards respectively.)
The longest possible double-deck H17 hand would use all eight aces and two deuces (once again several combinations are possible), plus a soft-to-hard five and another card drawn on hard 16. As with single-deck, double-deck S17 would use one less ace or deuce (and a six instead of a five when going from soft to hard). (Twelve and eleven cards respectively.)
October 8th, 2010 at 7:21:03 AM
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The odds in 8 deck of that AAAAAAA5AAAA(anything) is 0.00000000000000851
The odds in 8 deck of that AAAAAA6AAAA(anything) is 0.00000000000013289
The odds in 8 deck of that AAAAAA6AAAA(anything) is 0.00000000000013289
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May 26th, 2013 at 1:54:50 AM
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Quote: boymimboThe odds in 8 deck of that AAAAAAA5AAAA(anything) is 0.00000000000000851
The odds in 8 deck of that AAAAAA6AAAA(anything) is 0.00000000000013289
Assuming this is the beginning of an 8 deck shoe......
4.563129164394133*10^-15 for an 8 deck, soft 17 game. This is because you have to account for the 256/404 chance of a bust (12 cards have been dealt, 8*4*8 chance of the last card being a 6-10), so the total equation is:
32/416*31/415*30/414*29/413*28/412*27/411*26/410*32/409*25/408*24/407*23/406*22/405*256/404 = 0.00000000000000456
