Is there anyplace online with free basic strategy alterations for when a player unbusted 6-card hand is an automatic winner, AND the dealer must stand on a 6 card unbusted hand? I've searched but so far no luck.
I have a copy of Basic Blackjack, but it's in a box somewhere, and beyond that I don't recall if it covers this case.
Thanks,
Don in (the other) D-town
I think I did the Max dealer cards correctly but I have nothing to check it against so no promises.
Assuming 6D S17 OBO DOA DAS NS SPL3, the EV's are:
CD: -0.26036%
TD: -0.28220%
Where the TD EV is using the below strategy with only 2 exceptions:
All 6 Card hands Stand
All 5 Card Soft hands Hit
The rest of the EV difference can mostly be captured with more NCard exceptions but I'm too lazy to write them all out.
Without the Dealer stopping at 6 cards btw the EV's are:
CD: -0.26114%
TD: -0.28295%
So that doesn't really add any advantage.
You'll notice that the only real difference in strategy from the non-bonus, no max dealer cards is to Hit Soft 13 vs 5 and Hit soft 15 vs 4.
Here's the TD strategy:
Total Dependent
Hard 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1
4 H H H H H H H H H H
5 H H H H H H H H H H
6 H H H H H H H H H H
7 H H H H H H H H H H
8 H H H H H H H H H H
9 H D D D D H H H H H
10 D D D D D D D D H H
11 D D D D D D D D D H
12 H H S S S H H H H H
13 S S S S S H H H H H
14 S S S S S H H H H H
15 S S S S S H H H H H
16 S S S S S H H H H H
17 S S S S S S S S S S
18 S S S S S S S S S S
19 S S S S S S S S S S
20 S S S S S S S S S S
21 S S S S S S S S S S
Soft 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1
12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
13 H H H H D H H H H H
14 H H H D D H H H H H
15 H H H D D H H H H H
16 H H D D D H H H H H
17 H D D D D H H H H H
18 S D, S D, S D, S D, S S S H H H
19 S S S S S S S S S S
20 S S S S S S S S S S
21 S S S S S S S S S S
Pairs 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1
A, A P P P P P P P P P P
2, 2 P P P P P P -- -- -- --
3, 3 P P P P P P -- -- -- --
4, 4 -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- --
5, 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
6, 6 P P P P P -- -- -- -- --
7, 7 P P P P P P -- -- -- --
8, 8 P P P P P P P P P P
9, 9 P P P P P -- P P -- --
10, 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
