Face Up Blackjack House Edge?
February 15th, 2011 at 9:39:29 PM
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I've recent started playing "Face Up 21", a Blackjack derivative, at a casino with excellent results and I'm curious what the true house edge is. The rules are quite odd and include numerous twists from the standard "Double Exposure" rules listed on the Wizard of Odds website, so I've listed them below:
6 Decks
Dealer cards are exposed
Dealer wins on a push
Dealer hits on a soft 17
Player auto wins on a natural blackjack (i.e. wins a tie)
Player blackjack pays even money
Player may split up to 2 times (a total of 3 player hands)
Player may split any face cards (i.e. a 10 and a King can be split) up to 2 times
Player may double only on a 9, 10 or 11
Player may double after split on either a 9, 10 or 11
How do the odds change if it is an 8 deck shoe?
Regardless of the house edge, I have found this game to be very exciting and a fun twist on an old favorite.
I would very much appreciate your thoughts.
Regards,
6 Decks
Dealer cards are exposed
Dealer wins on a push
Dealer hits on a soft 17
Player auto wins on a natural blackjack (i.e. wins a tie)
Player blackjack pays even money
Player may split up to 2 times (a total of 3 player hands)
Player may split any face cards (i.e. a 10 and a King can be split) up to 2 times
Player may double only on a 9, 10 or 11
Player may double after split on either a 9, 10 or 11
How do the odds change if it is an 8 deck shoe?
Regardless of the house edge, I have found this game to be very exciting and a fun twist on an old favorite.
I would very much appreciate your thoughts.
Regards,
February 16th, 2011 at 2:20:41 PM
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Wizard's Face Up 21 website
Most variations of game are here. I would expect some small changes like restricted doubling would have a similar effect as they do in regular blackjack.
Wizard's comment on the game :Although the house edge is greater than conventional blackjack, it still ranks as one of the best bets in the casino, if played properly.
It is impossible to give precise answers to these questions unless you have a computer program that you can alter for a given set of rule variations.
Most variations of game are here. I would expect some small changes like restricted doubling would have a similar effect as they do in regular blackjack.
Wizard's comment on the game :Although the house edge is greater than conventional blackjack, it still ranks as one of the best bets in the casino, if played properly.
It is impossible to give precise answers to these questions unless you have a computer program that you can alter for a given set of rule variations.
