what are the odds?
February 20th, 2013 at 6:03:01 PM
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using a standard 52 card deck and standard blackjack rules (ace value of 1 or 11 and face cards a value of ten) what are the odds of making a 3 card 21. The deck would be shuffled each time so previous cards exposed would not make a difference.
Looking for 1 in ???? number of hands.
Looking for 1 in ???? number of hands.
February 21st, 2013 at 12:19:35 PM
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Quote: AceHoundusing a standard 52 card deck and standard blackjack rules (ace value of 1 or 11 and face cards a value of ten) what are the odds of making a 3 card 21. The deck would be shuffled each time so previous cards exposed would not make a difference.
Looking for 1 in ???? number of hands.
Are you following basic strategy or trying your hardest to get to 21 no matter what? I.e., if you have 10-8 you would normally stand, but if you're chasing some bonus it might be worth it to hit, hoping for a 3. If the bonus was large enough.
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February 26th, 2013 at 12:40:58 PM
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This has nothing to do with blackjack. I'm hitting or standing or trying to beat the house. I just want to know what the odds are that the first 3 cards will total 21 using blackjack values. And the deck will be reshuffled after exposing the three cards. 1 in ????
February 26th, 2013 at 1:12:52 PM
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I wrote a C program and I got 9.104% of all 3-card combinations total 21... or 1 in 10.984 hands.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:27:20 PM
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perfect. Thanks.
February 27th, 2013 at 4:08:26 PM
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I already has a spreadsheet and agree; it's 2012 hands in 22100. As you say this includes having to hit blackjack and then get a ten or not splitting AAs and getting a 9.Quote: jc2286I wrote a C program and I got 9.104% of all 3-card combinations total 21... or 1 in 10.984 hands.
