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January 16th, 2020 at 12:51:52 PM permalink
Hi, how do you calculate it?
In which situations you may or not play more than house edge?
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January 16th, 2020 at 1:36:50 PM permalink
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Hi, how do you calculate it?
In which situations you may or not play more than house edge?



ybot,

The casino calculates the "hold" on a given table by dividing the amount of money won from the players by the players' total buy-in.

For example, say you buy $100 worth of chips on a BJ table. You play for awhile, and eventually leave with only $25. If that's the only action on that table, the hold would be ($100 - $25)/$100 = 0.75, or 75%.

Hope this helps!

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January 16th, 2020 at 1:46:05 PM permalink
Hello Dog Hand, thanks for your answer
Why do Casino reports say that their average hold percentage is 11% while their edge over the player is 2.7% 5.4% or any other lower than 11%?
Does it mean they earn more than house edge?

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January 16th, 2020 at 1:54:16 PM permalink
The edge is calculated for best play. For example, a blackjack player using “best strategy” decisions. Most players do not play that well, which increases the house hold. Also, players will lose their entire bankroll and must stop play at a loss when they are unlucky. The casinos have deeper pockets.
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January 16th, 2020 at 1:58:56 PM permalink
In BJ you can play best strategy but in other games it is pure luck. No matter what you do you have equal disadvantage.
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:02:33 PM permalink
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In BJ you can play best strategy but in other games it is pure luck. No matter what you do you have equal disadvantage.



If keep playing your money through a house edge of 2.5% multiple times, the hold will grow to a number much larger than 2.5%.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:04:29 PM permalink
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Hello Dog Hand, thanks for your answer
Why do Casino reports say that their average hold percentage is 11% while their edge over the player is 2.7% 5.4% or any other lower than 11%?
Does it mean they earn more than house edge?

Ybot



Because people keep gambling and "recycling" the money until they have none left.

If I sit at a BJ table with $100 and play until it's gone... the hold is 100%, but that doesn't change the house edge of 2.7%.
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:04:32 PM permalink
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If keep playing your money through a house edge of 2.5% multiple times, the hold will grow to a number much larger than 2.5%.


Why, how do you calculate it?
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:06:17 PM permalink
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Why, how do you calculate it?



One minus the amount of chips cashed out of a table divided by the amount of chips bought from table.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:07:47 PM permalink
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Hello Dog Hand, thanks for your answer
Why do Casino reports say that their average hold percentage is 11% while their edge over the player is 2.7% 5.4% or any other lower than 11%?
Ybot



ybot,

Typically, the hold exceeds the house edge because the players reinvest their "winnings".

Let's switch to Baccarat, and pretend that you play your chips in a very odd fashion: you buy in for $500, and receive 20 green chips, which you place in a stack by your right hand. On each round, you take one green $25 chip from your right-hand stack and play it on Player. If you win that round, you place the two greens (your bet plus your winnings) in a stack by your left hand; if you Tie, you place the one green in your left-hand stack. You continue in this fashion until your right-hand stack is empty, which will naturally take exactly 20 rounds, at which point you take your left-hand stack and leave.

If you (and every other player at the table) played exactly like this, over the long run that table's hold would be exactly equal to the house edge on Player: 1.24% (for an 8D game).

However, nobody plays like that! Instead, the player keeps his chips in one pile, and continues playing until he leaves. Thus, on average each chip is wagered more than once, but each time, on average, the player loses an amount equal to the house edge.

I hope this clarifies the situation for you!

Dog Hand
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:23:27 PM permalink
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Why, how do you calculate it?

Total amount wagered / buy-in amount * edge = hold %
It’s all about making that GTA
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January 16th, 2020 at 2:24:27 PM permalink
Dog, a very clear example of the scenario. Thank you.
In case you kept on playing after 20 rounds you started using some of your temporary winnings.
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January 16th, 2020 at 3:51:57 PM permalink
A player may win and run, lose it all, carry 10 1000 or any buy in .
Suppose you flatbet, how could you lose more than HE?
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January 16th, 2020 at 4:41:49 PM permalink
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A player may win and run, lose it all, carry 10 1000 or any buy in .
Suppose you flatbet, how could you lose more than HE?



OMG. At this point, I'll just wish you good luck.
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January 17th, 2020 at 5:58:57 AM permalink
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Total amount wagered / buy-in amount * edge = hold %


How do you apply it?
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January 17th, 2020 at 9:39:43 AM permalink
Chester, thank you very much from the 2010 links about hold percentage.
So, hold does not affect house edge.
Are there any way to worsen HE?
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January 17th, 2020 at 2:43:56 PM permalink
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...Are there any way to worsen HE?



Changing the rules of a game changes the house edge. For example, when a casino changes its blackjack game from dealer stands on soft 17 to dealer hits soft 17, the HE increases. Also, increasing the number of decks in the blackjack shoe increases the HE.
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