Spanish Blackjack

Played with Six Decks. , No Tens

Rules of the, oh so Popular 6-Decks:

  1. Stand on all 17's
  2. Double any two cards
  3. Double After Split
  4. Split ACES for Four Hands.
  5. Surrender Allowed
  

Added Rules and There Approximate Values:
for Spanish Blackjack
approximation of the odds given below:


Event Frequcency Pay Off
Player Win's Blackjack Ties [24/1128]2 .000452 +1.500
Player Total of 21 automatic Win +.1254 +1.000
Split All Pairs for FOUR hands +.0000
Doubling after Splitting     +.1523
Double after taking hit on a Split ACE +.0135
Double on ANY Two or cards. +.0000
Double After Splitting +.1400
Rescue after Double -.05411
Surrender Allowed +.0288
Multi-Card 21. Overall value is merely. +.5255
  1. 5-card 21 Pays 1.5
  2. 6-card 21 Pays 2.0
  3. 7+card 21 Pays 3.0
  4. (6,7,8 or 7,7,7) Pays 1.5
  5. (6,7,8 or 7,7,7) Suited Pays 2.0
  6. (6,7,8 or 7,7,7) Spades Pays 3.0
5-card give back, (offered in the Caribbean) +.00872
5-card pay off against the Ten-Up Dealer's Blackjack (offered in Macao, only) +.0027
Sum Total Increase in Expectation +0.7912
 
All the 10s are missing hence the count starts out -24, an unbelievable disadvantage for the player of -4.7%. Based on the Underlying Definition
Dealer Hits Soft 17 1/33 -.0303
Being a Disadvantage to the Player of - 1.500%
Added to the Below "Advantage" of +0.7912.
That's all the fancy rules give You.
And with the count againist you from the depletion of the TENS - 4.7
True Count Valuation, at the beginning of the deck is -24, Think you can last thru the Shoe ? I can't Your Climbing a hill of: -5.408

Notes:
  1. 1A Really Complex Strategy Exist for the proper action in the unlikely event of this rare occurrence, moreover the marginal pay-off is hardly worth the distraction from the normal running count. Dare I say that the complexity precludes the activity simultaneously.
  2. 2After the Fifth Card you can give up a Hand against the Ten and get Paid off Before the Dealer looks for the ACE-Below.
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