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Originally Posted by skippy3481
Dunbar,
You are also assuming several things
1. You can find a blackjack table that pays 3-2 and does not hit on soft 17(Too many casinos are pushing this now)
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skippy, I was taking issue with your blanket statement that craps is the best bet. It is simply not true.
As far as blackjack paying 3-2 and dealers standing on soft 17, that's why I specified 6-deck game. The majority of 6-deck games at the big strip casinos have those rules.
But even a game where the dealer hits soft 17 will usually have less than 0.6% against you. For example, the LV Hilton has dealer hits soft 17, but it's game has 0.54% against you. Luxor's game (with dealer hits soft 17) is 0.46% against you.
The casinos I mentioned first (Wynn, Bellagio, MGM) all have the additional rules of "late surrender", double-after-split, and resplit aces, too. Those rules get you down to 0.26% against you when dealer stands on soft-17.
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Originally Posted by skippy3481
Also, again you are assuming people are intelligent. People as a rule... are stupid.
Thats why craps is so easy. You have to make two whole bets and its the same one every time. Doesn't what table you walk up to, or the craps odds. Your right if your intelligent, there are better bets in the casino, but for the someone who just wants some action its a great bet.
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I agree with you that craps is the easiest way to get action with just a small house edge against you. I was only taking issue with your blanket statement. I also don't think it takes a heck of a lot of intelligence to learn blackjack basic strategy. Anyone who can read a racing form can learn blackjack basic strategy in a couple of hours.
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Originally Posted by skippy3481
Video poker strategy is completely up to what you want to do. I'm not comfortable trying to grind out a profit. I'm much more comportable playing double bonus or playing jacks or better with a tendency towards higher paying hands.
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Not sure I understand what you are saying there, unless it is that you don't care about your overall edge in a game.
--Dunbar