Never Double
Every time you double, you decrease your chance of winning a hand, since you are limited to one card.
How's that?
Every time you double, you decrease your chance of winning a hand, since you are limited to one card.
How's that?
>> How's that?
Call up your favorite casino and promise them you'll put $10K in play on their tables and never double down. They'll most likely comp your stay plus your airfare.
Mr. Ed,
You don't only win when you make a good hand. You also win when the dealer busts. But thanks anyhow. I'm sure your heart is in the right place. Maybe your brain will catch up some day.
A little misunderstanding, here. Of course one should double - whenever the expected payout is more than for any other option. I was just responding to a prior question that asked how one can maximize the number of hands won by sacrificing dollars won.
I guess "Never" was too strong a word - one can still maximize the number of hands won if one doubles 10 and 11 against 3,4,5,6 since I can't come up with a situation where one would take more than one card.
If I had the interest, I would also calculate the COST of this strategy.
One interesting point, however, is that sometimes EV is maximized for some doubling situations only at high counts when a maximum bet is out. Personally, I get a little nervous doubling a $100 bet (I'm just a red chip player) for 10v10, so I'll just hit instead.
