"Luck is a mystical illusion that does not exist in reality." |
- from the book POKER - A Guaranteed Income For Life |
Play Against a One-Deck Shoe
This is taken from the book The
World's Greatest Blackjack Book by
Lance Humbel, Ph.D. and Carl Cooper, Ph.D:
This is taken from the book Million Dollar Blackjack by Ken Uston: |
Number of decks | Effect on player's advantage |
Two deck (vs. single deck) | - .35 |
Four deck (vs. single deck) | - .51 |
Six deck (vs. single deck) | - .60 |
This is taken from Blackjack's
Winning Formula by Jerry L.
Patterson:
My other books and references say the same thing. I find it amazing that 95% of all games going on, in each Lounge, are multiple deck games. If you really wish to give yourself every possible advantage, create a single deck table. |