Using a system that employs an ace side count for betting purposes, does anyone have a feel for how this should be adjusted if blackjack pays 2-1. For example, with AOII, one adjusts the running count +/-2 for betting purposes if a dealt quarter deck is rich or short an ace. I was wondering if maybe this should be more like +3/-2 if a blackjack pays 2-1. Has anyone looked at this before?
Better hit the books...Paying 3/2 or a 50% bonus on a blackjack is worth 2.33% to the player...If the Casino pays 2 to 1, that would add another 2.33% to the players edge and give us an advantage of about 1.75% on basic strategy...Casino's might put this rule into effect for 1 hour once a month on the $5. tables, as a come on, but never full time.
I know the advantages of 2-1 payoff for blackjacks. I know of places and times where it is offered as a promotion. What I am trying to determine is the best way to maximize my advantage under these conditions. Just because a player advantage is significant off the top does not mean one should sacrifice any additional potential advantage.
Ace side counts can be used to adjust betting from a knowledge of the number of remaining aces in the deck. As far as I know and from everything I have read, these adjustments are based on BJ paying 3/2-1. Therefore, I would imagine that they should be modified if BJ pays 2-1. I don't think this is a trivial question, and I'm not sure why you and The Grifter (who both seem quite knowledgeable on the subject, IMO) are treating it as such.
Maybe I'm wasting my time, but I just thought I should try to squeeze every last bit of benefit from these advantageous situations when they arise.
Hello Naphtha:
Your comments are valid concerning the effort to maximize ones advantage as much as possible...Since this bonus is so detrimental to the Casino's, I just don't think that you will find opportunities to take advantage of it very often...Although hi-lo does not tell you exactly how many extra Aces are left in the deck, I think it is good enough to use in this special situation also.
You have a built-in approximate 2% edge. Always have your max bet out, unless the count dictates you have a negative edge(-8 AOII?). There is no betting adjustment necessary otherwise under these circumstances, only play variations, for which AOII should serve you well indeed.
