vlee424
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December 7th, 2010 at 3:50:40 PM permalink
Great website, keep up the good work. In 2007 you posted that you ran simulations that disproved the "third baseman's myth."
Would the difference between the two scenarios change to any significance if ithere was a full table, ie. Player 1 playing correct basic strategy while all 5 players playing the incorrect basic strategy you outlined in the post?
mkl654321
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December 7th, 2010 at 4:05:06 PM permalink
Quote: vlee424

Great website, keep up the good work. In 2007 you posted that you ran simulations that disproved the "third baseman's myth." https://wizardofodds.com/askthewizard/191
Would the difference between the two scenarios change to any significance if ithere was a full table, ie. Player 1 playing correct basic strategy while all 5 players playing the incorrect basic strategy you outlined in the post?



No. The card the dealer eventually draws will be rendomly selected no matter what the players do. There's no functional difference between the dealer getting the next card, the fifth card, or the twelfth card. There would olso be no difference if instead of drawing the next card out of the shoe, the dealer flung it over her shoulder and took the next one instead. In all cases, the next card would be randomly selected.
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
JerryLogan
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December 7th, 2010 at 4:34:31 PM permalink
WTF? What's a "third baseman"?
Paigowdan
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December 7th, 2010 at 5:24:55 PM permalink
Jerry, it's the blackjack player in the last position at the dealer's right (or players' left). He always gets blamed for taking the dealer's bust card.
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mkl654321
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December 7th, 2010 at 6:07:21 PM permalink
Quote: Paigowdan

Jerry, it's the blackjack player in the last position at the dealer's right (or players' left). He always gets blamed for taking the dealer's bust card.



People at third base are usually gay liberal atheists (especially if they take the dealer's bust card).
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
DeMango
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December 7th, 2010 at 6:34:42 PM permalink
Actually the book of Samuel handles it better: "Uncircumcised Philistines!"
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