Ask The Wizard #193

The game you mentioned is developed by Shufflemaster, specifically their TMS-300 series. It has the same mathematical foundation as a hand-dealt game. Players should apply standard basic strategy when playing. To conform to state gaming regulations in Pennsylvania, a unique shoe is utilized for each participant, ensuring that one player's actions don’t impact others. Conversely, in other states, a single shoe is used. Shufflemaster has informed me of some consistent rules across all units.

7-card Charlie.
Double after split allowed.
Late surrender allowed.
Player may split only once.
Split aces get one card each.
In games using six decks, shuffling occurs after two-thirds of the shoe has been dealt. Players aren't notified when the shuffle happens. For single-deck games, cards are reshuffled after every hand.

The table below outlines various configurable rules along with the corresponding house edge for each variation, based on a total-dependent basic strategy.

The likelihood depends on how many seats are grouped together. Most domestic flights feature three seats on each side of the aisle, totaling 60 groups of three. Once one of you takes a seat, there are two available spots in the same group remaining out of the 179, giving you a 2/179 chance, which is approximately 1.12%. Furthermore, you want to avoid having someone else occupy the middle seat, which has a probability of 1 in 3. Thus the final calculation is (2/179)*(2/3) = about 0.74%, translating to about 1 in 134.25.

Thank you very much for the positive feedback! In this scenario, it would absolutely be fine to provide advice. Generally speaking, it’s permissible to give advice when asked, even to those you don't know. Dealers tend to disapprove of unsolicited advice, as it can complicate matters if it's unclear who is being consulted. If a player appears to be directed their query at the dealer, then advice should not be given. When unsure, I opt to remain silent.

I appreciate your purchase of my book! I learned that someone has indeed bought a copy. The distinction in house edge between the typical 1/4/5 and the 1/3/4 pay tables is 0.46%. As a result, the player advantage drops from 3.48% to 3.02% if you can accurately identify the dealer's rank, it goes down to 1.95% if you can only distinguish between an ace, a face card, and a non-face card. This increases the house edge to 2.89% if you can only tell between face cards and non-face cards.

I’ve sat through numerous lectures on Pairplus in silence, so I can relate to your feelings.

For additional insights, please refer to my section on flashing Three Card Poker dealers .

The reason for this is that my basic blackjack strategy is tailored for eight decks or fewer, while the dealer flashing strategy assumes an infinite number of decks. When playing infinite-deck blackjack, it’s advisable to hit A2 against a 5 as well. My choice for this assumption is a simplified analysis of blackjack. I used this approximation since I believe it’s not a heavily visited page, and the potential errors are minimal, equating to only one unit lost for every 202,000 units wagered.

I recently added new information to my craps section about the Rendezvous Rules .

Yes, there must be. Cryptologic Online casinos have provided this game for years, following the Vegas rules. They also offer a version where cards in the tableau are revealed one at a time and can only be cycled through once. Under the Microsoft Vegas rules, players receive five times their bet per card for each one that goes into the stacks. If I could, I would bank that game all day long.