Anomaly in BlackJack Basic Strategy Calculator Output
October 28th, 2019 at 3:36:40 AM
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Running Wizard's BlackJack Basic Strategy Calculator, I get a peculiar label/heading just above the actual hand chart (I tried to upload a screenshot here, but cannot get it right, sorry).
My inputs are:
Now, in the result, under the heading "Blackjack Basic Strategy" everything seems fine, except the last line indicating "Late Surrender Available".
The way I understand it (again, sorry, I'm just starting out learning BlackJack), there cannot be a late surrender when the dealer does not have a hole card, i.e. there is no card to peek at before surrender, so, especially from my last input, how does this "Late Surrender Available" indication work? Is it just a matter of a "hard" coding mistake for the output, or am I missing something?
Clearing up this anomaly is very important to me, as there seems to be quite a difference in optimal strategy between early and late surrender.
Your advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
My inputs are:
- Decks = 4 or more
- Soft 17 = Dealer Stands
- Double After Split = Allowed
- Surrender = Allowed with any dealer upcard
- Dealer Peek = No peek/no hole card (European)
Now, in the result, under the heading "Blackjack Basic Strategy" everything seems fine, except the last line indicating "Late Surrender Available".
The way I understand it (again, sorry, I'm just starting out learning BlackJack), there cannot be a late surrender when the dealer does not have a hole card, i.e. there is no card to peek at before surrender, so, especially from my last input, how does this "Late Surrender Available" indication work? Is it just a matter of a "hard" coding mistake for the output, or am I missing something?
Clearing up this anomaly is very important to me, as there seems to be quite a difference in optimal strategy between early and late surrender.
Your advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
