March 25th, 2020 at 6:52:56 PM
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To provide my father-in-law some entertainment during this shelter-in-place, I’ve been dealing him blackjack over FaceTime. I encountered a situation that I’m not sure about.
I dealt him a blackjack, and I had a 10 showing. Do I offer him the even money option here? Based on two online articles, it sounds like that offer happens only if I have an ace showing.
I believe only in Spanish 21 does blackjack get paid immediately, and I had blackjack as the dealer, so that meant his blackjack should have pushed? Is that correct?
(And after 4 days, he is ahead $85! We ended today’s session with him re-splitting aces to four hands—and he won them all! I might have to rethink these liberal rules!)
I dealt him a blackjack, and I had a 10 showing. Do I offer him the even money option here? Based on two online articles, it sounds like that offer happens only if I have an ace showing.
I believe only in Spanish 21 does blackjack get paid immediately, and I had blackjack as the dealer, so that meant his blackjack should have pushed? Is that correct?
(And after 4 days, he is ahead $85! We ended today’s session with him re-splitting aces to four hands—and he won them all! I might have to rethink these liberal rules!)
March 25th, 2020 at 7:09:32 PM
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In traditional BJ, if the dealer has a BJ, the best a player can hope for is a push.
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction is supposed to make sense.
March 25th, 2020 at 7:11:12 PM
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Quote: smoothgrh(snip) I dealt him a blackjack, and I had a 10 showing. Do I offer him the even money option here? Based on two online articles, it sounds like that offer happens only if I have an ace showing. (snip)
If you are playing like they would in a traditional/standard casino, then even money would not be offered for a Player BJ vs dealer 10.
Note: You could offer him somewhere between 1.30 and 1.38 to 1, if your father-in-law really wanted to settle the bet early, but this is not standard (in fact I personally don't know any "brick and mortar" *** casino that does this).
*** (update, about 720 pm): there is at least one online game that lets you do this.
March 25th, 2020 at 7:31:10 PM
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Thanks for the responses!
My in-laws don’t play for fun—they need stakes. I’ll have to implement no DAS to help the HE!
My in-laws don’t play for fun—they need stakes. I’ll have to implement no DAS to help the HE!
March 25th, 2020 at 9:38:28 PM
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I haven't personally seen it, but I've heard other people report that, somewhere outside the US, there was a place that offered insurance against a T. Like, regular 2:1 insurance. I'd say you can ask if they'd like you to offer it, and see how often they bite.
March 26th, 2020 at 12:00:28 AM
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I saw it at a charity game but I think it paid 10-1.
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction is supposed to make sense.
March 26th, 2020 at 12:04:30 AM
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Keep the rules, but switch dealers so you both have the same advantages. I used to play one on one with a friend and we'd switch whenever a red Ace was in a blackjack, roughly every half hour when playing one on one
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March 26th, 2020 at 6:35:15 AM
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No. When a dealer is showing a ten, you do not offer insurance. Or offer even money to someone who has a blackjack.
What may be confusing you is that the dealer will still check his hole card, but that's just to speed things up, since there's nothing a player can do to change the outcome if he does have it.
Consider the math, but simplify things by ignoring the effect of card removal. When a dealer is showing an ace, his hole card can be a 10, J, Q or K to give him a blackjack. When he is showing a 10 value card, he can have a blackjack only if his hole card is an ace.
What may be confusing you is that the dealer will still check his hole card, but that's just to speed things up, since there's nothing a player can do to change the outcome if he does have it.
Consider the math, but simplify things by ignoring the effect of card removal. When a dealer is showing an ace, his hole card can be a 10, J, Q or K to give him a blackjack. When he is showing a 10 value card, he can have a blackjack only if his hole card is an ace.
Since it's a charity game, I'd shrug it off. Otherwise, even at 10:1, it's a horrible bet, worse than regular insurance.Quote: billryanI saw it at a charity game but I think it paid 10-1.
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