BlackJack - Perfect Play?

[padore]

I have seen many stats that say you can only win 44.3 - 47.5% of the hands in blackjack (not sure what stat is correct).

If you played exactly like the dealer (i.e. must stick on 17 or better only) - isn't the win proportion 50:50?

Or is there a perfect way to play every blackjack hand to maximise your EV from every possible scenario? (ignoring card counting etc etc), so giving you a better than 50% chance of winning and a +EV?

[sonneti]

There is no +EV way to play blackjack unless you count cards, take a look at this site for the house edge and basic stragegy:

http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack

[padore]

Cheers,
Some good pointers there!

Just trying to figure out the optimal way to play to lose the minimum cash (for bonus hunting) - and see if I can figure out when a bonus is worth chasing and when it is not.

[WhiteWolf]

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If you played exactly like the dealer (i.e. must stick on 17 or better only) - isn't the win proportion 50:50?


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If both you and the dealer bust, you lose your bet - this is where the lower win % comes in. This is partially conteracted by you getting paid 1.5 to 1 on your blackjacks, but it is not enough for you to have an edge on the house.

[asterion]

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If you played exactly like the dealer (i.e. must stick on 17 or better only) - isn't the win proportion 50:50?


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If both you and the dealer bust, you lose your bet - this is where the lower win % comes in. This is partially conteracted by you getting paid 1.5 to 1 on your blackjacks, but it is not enough for you to have an edge on the house.

[/ QUOTE ]The "mimic the dealer" strategy has a house edge of almost 5.5% (assuming no splitting or doubling.)

[charlie_t_jr]

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I have seen many stats that say you can only win 44.3 - 47.5% of the hands in blackjack (not sure what stat is correct).

If you played exactly like the dealer (i.e. must stick on 17 or better only) - isn't the win proportion 50:50?

Or is there a perfect way to play every blackjack hand to maximise your EV from every possible scenario? (ignoring card counting etc etc), so giving you a better than 50% chance of winning and a +EV?

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???? Have you heard of Basic Strategy?

[mephisto]

Btw thanks for the wizard of odds link, it helped me brush up my BJ skills and ended up +$50 on 7/7/7. Cheers