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Dealers do bust, really, with a little help from you28 April 2003
When the dealer is showing a bust card (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), how often does she really bust? Dan A.
Never, as in "When I'm playing, they never bust," overstates it, Dan,
though
Success at blackjack, Dan, is based on how you play your hand against the
A multitude of computer studies have been done on the game of blackjack,
Because the dealer plays by a set of strict house rules on when to stand
or
Based on computers crunching their diet of 1s and 0s, the dealer will
bust
The following table, Dan, shows the dealer's likelihood of busting with
any Percent of the time she'll bust:
Note, Dan, that the dealer will bust most often when she has a 5 or a 6
as
Generally speaking, basic strategy dictates it is to your advantage to
stand
Dear Mark,
You are correct, Sam. It is always to your advantage to play against as
few
You can offset this casino advantage by finding player-friendly rules
where Improvement in your winning chance
Or how about this gem I haven't seen in a blue moon: A natural paying 2
to
Bottom line: Smart players always know enough to take advantage of
favorable
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