How likely is it for a dealer to get 5 or more cards?
February 3rd, 2011 at 5:55:42 PM
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Assuming an infinite-shoe random deck, the dealer hitting on soft 17 and standing on h17/s18, and at least one person at the table standing on every hand so the dealer always plays out the full hand, what are the odds of a dealer getting 5 cards without busting?
Or more succinctly, how often does the dealer get a 5-card trick in Pontoon, assuming he fully plays out every hand?
Or more succinctly, how often does the dealer get a 5-card trick in Pontoon, assuming he fully plays out every hand?
February 21st, 2011 at 4:12:01 PM
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I don't know the answer to your question Calavera.
However, I saw the following happen twice, at the same table, during the course of a 2 hour blackjack session (6 deck shoe): On both occasions, the dealer pulled 6 cards without busting, and both times, 4 of the dealers 6 cards were Aces. I had never seen a dealer have 4 aces before, let alone twice in the same afternoon.
Those have to be some long odds . . . .
However, I saw the following happen twice, at the same table, during the course of a 2 hour blackjack session (6 deck shoe): On both occasions, the dealer pulled 6 cards without busting, and both times, 4 of the dealers 6 cards were Aces. I had never seen a dealer have 4 aces before, let alone twice in the same afternoon.
Those have to be some long odds . . . .
