Dear
Mark,
On a trip to Las Vegas, I tracked each and every hand
(see enclosed) that I won and lost. As you can see
I lost more hands (160 losses, 142 wins) than I won.
How can you write in your column that when playing
blackjack the house edge is less than 1% when you
lose more often than win? Jon G.
Throw your chart away,
Jon. Blackjack is a horrible game if your foundation
for winning is based on how many hands you actually
win. Excluding ties, a player loses approximately
53% of all hands. However, the casino, bless their
hearts, permits you to double down and split hands
after viewing the dealer up card. This allows the
player to get more
money in the circle
when conditions are favorable. In addition, they
give you that sweet 3 to 2 payoff for a blackjack.
That is why, Jon, the casino has only a half percent
edge over the disciplined basic strategy player
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