2 Deck Pitch Blackjack Strategy
BLACKJACK BETTING SYSTEM STRATEGYBASIC STRATEGY - 1, 2, or 3 DECKS Finding a blackjack table that uses 1, 2, or 3 decks is ideal but is becoming a rarity in the casinos these days. Using a Blackjack For 1, 2, Or 3 Decks Basic Strategy gives your play structure for your blackjack game. This is the type of number of decks you will be hard to find in most casinos. So this is the basic strategy you would want to learn after you master the 4 or More Deck Basic Strategy. The good thing about basic strategy is you do not have to make any decisions. All playing actions are already decided for you. The Basic Strategy for a one, two or three decks is a perfect example. The image on the left is a color coded card that shows you exactly what action to take in every situation. The top line in gold is the dealers up card. This is indicated by the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10F, and A. The 10F indicates the card is either a ten, jack, queen, or king. The A indicateds the card is an ace. The gold boxes on the far left indicate the player's two cards or the total of the player's two cards. The numbers are listed as 9, 10, 11, 12 ,13 ,14, 15, 16, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, AA, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, and FF. The numbers 17, 18, 19, and 20 are not listed because it is well known that you will always stand on these sets of hard numbers. The 9, for example is two cards that total a hard nine (2,7)(3,6) and (4,5). A2 indicates your hand has an ace and a two. 22 indicates your hand has a pair of twos. FF indicates your hand has two cards that are either a ten, jack, queen, or king. The color code with Green and a D indicates you should double down on your wager. The color code with Blue and a H indicates you should take a hit. The color code with Red and a S indicates you should stand. The color code with Yellow and a P indicates you should split your hand. | Basic Strategy |
DETAILED EXPLANATION: The second basic strategy you must learn is the Basic Strategy for 1, 2, or 3 Decks.This strategy is very similar to the 4 or More Decks strategy.You will usually find blackjack tables that use 1, 2, or 3 decks have higher minimum bet requirements. The play action you will take in the strategy in the 1, 2, or 3 Decks is different from the 4 or More Decks strategy when you have a hard 11, A2, A3, A6, A7, A8, 22, 33, 44, and 66. All the other hands will be the same action as you take in the 4 or More Decks strategy. Here is an explanation of the 1, 2, or 3 decks strategy you see in the image above. Everything is the same except when you have a hard 11, A2, A3, A6, A7, A8, 22, 33, 44, and 66 but we will go through the process in its entirety as done in the 4 or More Decks strategy. The numbers in the first row at the very top line in orange represents the dealer’s up card.The numbers in the first column at the very left in orange represent your two cards that were dealt to you. The following represents the action you will take when it comes to your turn: D = Double down and has a green background. H = Hit and has a blue background. P = Split and has a yellow background. S = Stand (or stay) and has a red background. There is also three terms you must understand.The first one is a soft hand.This is a hand with an ace that is not a blackjack.A hand with an ace two is referred to as a “soft thirteen” this means your hand could be read as a total of thirteen or three. The second term is a hard hand.This is a hand without an ace or a matching card.A hand with two and a three can be referred to as a hard five.A hand with a two and a four is a hard six.And a hand with The third term is a face card.This is represented as an “F” in the strategy card.The face card can be a ten, jack, queen, or king. There are three player hands not represented in this chart. These hands are a hard five, six, or seven.To be more specific they will be a two and a three (5), a two and a four (6), a two and a five (7), or a three and a four (7). When you have any of these three hard hands (total of 5, 6, or 7) your action will be to alwayshit. It is also important to understand that your first action may require you to take another action.For example, you have a two and a three in your hand.You have a hard five so your action will be to take a hit.The dealer gives you another two.This now gives you a total of seven (hard seven) and your action will be to hit. Another situation where your first action requires you to take another action is when you have a pair in your hand other then two aces or two tens/face cards.If your action requires you to split the pair and your third card pairs up that card you will split again.For example you have a pair of sixes in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a six your action will be to split the new pair of sixes once again.Repeat this process as many times as necessary.It is not unusual for you to be required to split your hand several times during this play. The first eight player’s hands represented in this strategy chart are a total of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.These are also referred to as hard hands.So you will now call these hands a hard 9, a hard 10, a hard 11, a hard 12, a hard 13, a hard 14, a hard 15, and a hard 16. Other hands not shown on the 4 or more deck strategy chart are a player’s hard seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen.When you have any of these three hard hands your action will be to alwaysstand. A hard seventeen would be when you have a seven and a ten/face card or an eight and a nine in your hand. A hard eighteen would be when you have an eight and a ten/face card in your hand. A hard nineteen would be when you have a nine and a ten/face card in your hand. Always stand (or stay) and collect on a blackjack. USING THE 1, 2, OR 3 DECKS – BASIC STRATEGY CHART Your hand is a hard 9: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a two and a seven, a three and a six, or a four and a five. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five or six, your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, a ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to take a hit. “H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a two and a seven in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a five.You look at the strategy chart and find the 9 on the far left column (second row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 5 in the first row at the very top line (the 5th column to the right).You will see a “D” with a green background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will double down. Your hand is a hard 10: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a two and an eight, a three and a seven, or a four and a six. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine, your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a ten/face card or an ace your action will be to take a hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a four and a six in your hand and the dealer’s up card is an ace.You look at the strategy chart and find the 10 on the far left column (third row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the A in the first row at the very top line (the 11th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will take a hit. Your hand is a hard 11: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a two and a nine, a three and an eight, a four and a seven, or a five and a six. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example this means that whenever you have an 11 in your hand you will always double down regardless what the dealer’s up card is.You look at the strategy chart and find the 11 on the far left column (eighteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right and you will see a “D” with a green background in every column.This is the action you will take.You will double down. Your hand is a hard 12: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a two and a ten/face card, a three and a nine, a four and an eight, or a five and a seven. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a four, five, or six your action will be to stand.“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a four and an eight in your hand and the dealer’s up card is an eight.You look at the strategy chart and find the 12 on the far left column (fifth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 8 in the first row at the very top line (the 8th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is a hard 13: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a three and a ten/face card, a four and a nine, a five and an eight, or a six and a seven. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, or six, your action will be to stand.“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to take a hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a five and an eight in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a nine.You look at the strategy chart and find the 13 on the far left column (sixth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 9 in the first row at the very top line (the 9th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is a hard 14: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a four and a ten/face card, a five and a nine, or a six and an eight. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, or six, your action will be to stand.“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to take a hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a five and a nine in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a nine.You look at the strategy chart and find the 14 on the far left column (seventh row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 9 in the first row at the very top line (the 9th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is a hard 15: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a five and a ten/face card, a six and a nine, or a seven and an eight. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, or six, your action will be to stand.“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to take a hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a six and a nine in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a nine.You look at the strategy chart and find the 15 on the far left column (eighth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 9 in the first row at the very top line (the 9th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is a hard 16: This is a total of your first two cards.You have a six and a ten/face card, or a seven and a nine. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, or six, your action will be to stand.“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to take a hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example you have a six and a nine in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 16 on the far left column (ninth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is an A2: This when you have an ace (A) and a duce (2) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a four, five or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and a duce (2) in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A2 on the far left column (tenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is an A3: This when you have an ace (A) and a trey (3) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a four, five or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and a trey in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A3 on the far left column (eleventh row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is an A4: This when you have an ace (A) and a four (4) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a four, five, or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and a four in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A4 on the far left column (twelfth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is an A5: This when you have an ace (A) and a five (5) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a four, five, or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and a five in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A5 on the far left column (thirteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is an A6: This when you have an ace (A) and a six (6) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and a six in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A6 on the far left column (fourteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is an A7: This when you have an ace (A) and a seven (7) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, seven, eight, or an ace, your action will be to stand (or stay).“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a three, four, five, or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a nine or ten/face card, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and a seven in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A7 on the far left column (fifteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “S” with a red background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will stand (or stay). Your hand is an A8: This when you have an ace (A) and an eight (8) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to stand (or stay).“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the ace and an eight in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the A8 on the far left column (sixteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see a “D” with a green background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will double down. Your hand is an A9: This when you have an ace (A) and a nine (9) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to stand (or stay).“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. As an example this means that whenever you have an A9 in your hand you will always stand (stay) regardless what the dealer’s up card is.You look at the strategy chart and find the A9 on the far left column (seventeenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right and you will see an “S” with a red background in every column.This is the action you will take.You will stand (or stay). Your hand is an AA: This when you have an ace (A) and another ace (A) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. As an example this means that whenever you have an AA in your hand you will always split regardless what the dealer’s up card is.You look at the strategy chart and find the AA on the far left column (eighteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right and you will see a “P” with a yellow background in every column.This is the action you will take.You will split. Your hand is a 22: This when you have a duce (2) and another duce (2) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a three, four, five, six, or a seven your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the duce (2) and another duce (2) in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 22 on the far left column (nineteenth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see a “P” with a yellow background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will split. Your hand is a 33: This when you have a trey (3) and another trey (3) in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a five, six, or a seven your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the trey (3) and another trey (3) in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 33 on the far left column (twentieth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see a “P” with a yellow background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will split. Your hand is a 44: This when you have a four and another four in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a five, or a six your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the four and another four in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 44 on the far left column (twenty-first row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is a 55: This when you have a five and another five in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or a nine, your action will be to double down.“D” represents this action with a green background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a ten/face card or an ace your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the five and another five in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 55 on the far left column (twenty-second row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see a “D” with a green background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will double down. Your hand is a 66: This when you have a six and another six in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, or a six your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace, your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the six and another six in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 66 on the far left column (twenty-third row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see an “H” with a blue background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will hit. Your hand is a 77: This when you have a seven and another seven in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, or seven, your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is an eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to hit.“H” represents this action with a blue background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the seven and another seven in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 77 on the far left column (twenty-fourth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see a “P” with a yellow background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will split. Your hand is an 88: This when you have an eight and another eight in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. As an example this means that whenever you have an eight and another eight in your hand you will always split regardless what the dealer’s up card is.You look at the strategy chart and find the 88 on the far left column (twenty-fifth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right and you will see a “P” with a yellow background in every column.This is the action you will take.You will split. Your hand is a 99: This when you have a nine and another nine in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, eight, or nine, your action will be to split.“P” represents this action with a yellow background in this strategy chart. If the dealer’s up card is a seven, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to stand (stay).“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. As an example when you have the nine and another nine in your hand and the dealer’s up card is a seven.You look at the strategy chart and find the 99 on the far left column (twenty-sixth row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right until you find the 7 in the first row at the very top line (the 7th column to the right).You will see a “S” with a red background where your finger should now be.This is the action you will take.In this example you will stand (stay). Your hand is an FF: This when you have a ten/face card and another ten/face card in your hand. If the dealer’s up card is a two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten/face card, or an ace your action will be to stand (or stay).“S” represents this action with a red background in this strategy chart. As an example this means that whenever you have an FF in your hand you will always stand (stay) regardless what the dealer’s up card is.You look at the strategy chart and find the FF on the far left column (twenty-seventh row from the top) and then move your finger over to the right and you will see an “S” with a red background in every column.This is the action you will take.You will stand (or stay). |
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- So if you use blackjack basic strategy 8 deck, you are recommended to do the following: The player isn’t advised to play insurance bet because this bet raises the house edge. If there is a situation in which you can’t re-split a hand, the best solution is to treat the hand as a hard total hand.
- Never play any single-deck blackjack game that pays 6-5 (or worse, even money) for a blackjack. The single-deck basic strategy is rule dependent, meaning it’s slightly different depending if the rules are S17 or H17 with DAS or NDAS. You can achieve a very low house edge but only if you learn the basic playing strategy.
- If you placed a $10 bet and got blackjack on a multi-card game with 3:2 payout you’d walk away with $15, whereas you’d only get $12 for a single-deck game with a 6:5 payout. The slight increase in the house edge isn’t worth the decrease in the blackjack payout that the house gives for a single-deck game.
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Lesson 21: Beating the Double Deck Game (Part 1)
At first glance, it would seem only logical that a smart player will do better at a game that uses fewer decks, but that’s not always the case when you compare double-deck games with six-deck games. A lot of variables come into play, not the least of which are the rules of the games, the minimum bet size required and the amount of scrutiny the games get from casino supervisory personnel. If you do not count cards, it’s very likely that you’ll be better off avoiding the double-deck games out there. I know some of you may be surprised by that comment, but I make it based upon the fact that many casinos have less liberal rules on their double-deck games, yet they require higher minimum bets. As a result, the casino’s overall edge may be similar to that of their six-deck game, but you’ll have to bet more on every hand for the privilege of playing. Because a non-counter cannot get a long-term edge over the casino, you’ll just be betting more on a consistent basis and the casino will eventually get your $$$.
Now don’t get me wrong here; if the rules are the same, a game using two decks will have a lower casino edge than one that uses six-decks, yet the strategies are almost identical. If the minimum bets are the same (or are at least within your comfort level), then go with the 2-decker. That’s a key point, by the way. The proper Basic Strategy for a double-deck game closely resembles that of a four- or six-deck game, much more so than a single-deck game. The few differences between a two-deck and six-deck game with the same rules (dealer hits or stands on soft 17, double after split is allowed, etc.) lie mainly in splitting pairs and, since pairs are the rarest hands you’ll get, the impact is negligible. I might be wrong about this, so check, but I do believe that the only change is to split a pair of 7s against a dealer’s 8 in a double-deck game. In a six-decker, you don’t do that. Not a hand you’re going to see everyday, either way.
My point is that you can move back and forth between DD and 6D games and not worry that you’re playing improperly, but the big question is whether or not you should. We’ve already covered the non-counter situation, so let’s turn our attention to those of you who do count. Even in this situation, the double-deck game isn’t necessarily the hands-down choice and I’ll show you why as we go along.
For whatever reason, many casinos treat their double-deck games as “premium” games, so they have higher minimum bets, may have less liberal rules, less favorable penetration and are usually watched more closely by the “pit critters”, as we lovingly call them here. Some casinos seem to think that counters are showing up in droves at their DD games and carting off chips by the box load, but that’s not necessarily the case. I know of some games that are very easy to beat, but they are few and far in-between. The reality is that beating the double-decker takes extra effort and some sharp play by the counter. But you came here for answers and I have them.
The primary advantage to playing a double-deck game is the volatility of the count. Unlike a 4- or 6-deck game, the running count, which is converted to the True Count (count per remaining deck) in a DD game can rise or fall quickly, but it’s gone almost as fast, due to the shuffle. That’s obviously good when the count is negative, but no fun at all when the count is “up”. Things happen quickly in a DD game and the wise counter takes advantage, but it requires good skills at converting to the True Count and almost needs some ability to anticipate what’s going to happen, while remembering that we never make guesses when counting
The Key: Penetration
Because a DD game uses only 104 cards, versus the 312 of a 6D game, just a few extra cards of penetration can make a big difference in how well you can do at the game. In my Blackjack School lessons, I tell you that you’re wasting your time if you play at a 6-deck game where less than 65% of the cards are dealt before the shuffle. In a DD situation, 65% penetration is very acceptable, 75% is fantastic and 80% or more is phenomenal. What you’ll more likely find is penetration in the 50% range. Yep, they put together two decks and then use only one of them! I hate it when that happens.
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But penetration is really important, so it’s something you need to become familiar with. If you play a DD game where the dealer hits A-6, you may double on any first two cards, double after split, etc. and you use a 1-8 betting “spread” (I’ll explain it later on) and the casino deals only 50% of the cards, your long-term edge as determined by simulations that I ran on Statistical Blackjack Analyzer will be about 0.64%. If the penetration deepens to 60%, the player advantage goes up to 0.95% and at 75% penetration it’s 1.47%. That’s not bad, you know.
Let’s recap this so it stays with you:
Impact of Penetration on a Double-Deck Game | |
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Percent Penetration | Theoretical Player Edge |
50% | 0.64% |
60% | 0.95% |
66% | 1.14% |
75% | 1.47% |
A “trick” I stress in my lessons is to leave the table when the True Count drops to -1 or lower, if at all possible. That can be fairly easy to do in 6-deck games and not so easy to do in DD games. Therefore, you have to pretty well accept the fact that you’ll be playing in all counts, which makes the penetration factor even more important.We call this “play all” and the figures above were calculated under those conditions. By the way, you need to remember that simulation software plays Blackjack perfectly and we humans don’t. That’s why I use the term, “theoretical” player edge; that’s about as good as it will ever be, but figure 10% less for purposes of reality.
Getting Started
If you have never played DD games as a counter, you need to do some basic planning first. While they aren’t a world apart from 6D games, here are some differences to consider:
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- Many, though not all, DD games are dealt facedown and that requires you to count the cards in a different way.
- Because it will be difficult to leave the table when the count drops, you’ll need to learn more “negative” Basic Strategy variations.
- Many DD games require the dealer to hit soft 17 (I’m going to assume that throughout this series), so there are some Basic Strategy changes needed. You can get them at www.blackjackinfo.com
- With penetration being such a crucial factor, you should first check your local game to see if it’s even worth the trouble. Verify the rules while you’re there.
So, start doing your homework on this and I’ll be back next time with a plan for how to bet in this game.
As always, if you have any questions, e-mail me at [email protected] and Ill get back to you ASAP.
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