Calculating House Edge

I am a recreational player who doesn't count (drink too much in Vegas) but plays basic strategy very well and at the $25-$100 level. I'll be out again next weekend and just purchased the CBJN to see where the best games are.

Has anyone seem a HE calculator for a PDA? I'll have my Treo with me and would like to plug in conditions as I come across them to see what the HE is. I'll have the PDF of the CBJN on my Treo but would like a calculator for conditions different than those described. I realize I will lose playing a negative expectation game, I'm only trying to find tables that will take my money the slowest!

Using CBJN and the link below you should be able to work out the various EHE on the games/locations you are planning to visit.

Good luck.

From the Blackjack FAQ

 

Q:B11 What is the house edge when playing basic strategy? 

A:B11 (Steve Jacobs) 

 

The expected gain for basic strategy play depends on the house rules and the number of decks. The following table summarizes the player's expectation for a variety of games. All numbers are in units of percent of initial bet. 

 

                           <-- number of decks --> 

                  |    1  |   2   |   4   |   6   |  20   |  100  | 

  ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 

  AC              | .1541  -.2228  -.3991  -.4569  -.5368  -.5638 | 

  AC + LSR        | .1761  -.1717  -.3323  -.3843  -.4552  -.4790 | 

  AC + ESR        | .7694   .3952   .2265   .1721   .0968   .0714 | 

  ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 

  strip           | .0409  -.3214  -.4889  -.5437  -.6245  -.6447 | 

  strip + LSR     | .0707  -.2685  -.4239  -.4744  -.5429  -.5659 | 

  strip + DAS     | .1809  -.1795  -.3472  -.4021  -.4779  -.5034 | 

  strip + ESR     | .6511   .2927   .1320   .0801   .0084  -.0157 | 

  ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 

  vegas           |-.1527  -.5257  -.7015  -.7590  -.8445  -.8663 | 

  vegas + LSR     |-.1095  -.4594  -.6221  -.6747  -.7469  -.7713 | 

  vegas + DAS     |-.0103  -.3813  -.5570  -.6146  -.6951  -.7223 | 

  vegas + ESR     | .5403   .1720   .0046  -.0493  -.1245  -.1500 | 

  ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 

  reno            |-.4291  -.7400  -.8906  -.9404 -1.0154 -1.0337 | 

  reno + LSR      |-.3858  -.6737  -.8113  -.8560  -.9178  -.9387 | 

  reno + DAS      |-.3121  -.6176  -.7658  -.8151  -.8840  -.9073 | 

  reno + ESR      | .2639  -.0423  -.1846  -.2307  -.2307  -.3174 | 

  ----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 

 

  "AC" rules: (typical of Atlantic City) 

        dealer stands on soft 17 

        double down on any two cards 

        double after splits 

        no resplitting 

 

  "strip" rules: (typical of Vegas Strip) 

        dealer stands on soft 17 

        double down on any two cards (but not after splits) 

 

  "vegas" rules: (typical of Vegas Downtown) 

        dealer hits soft 17 

        double down on any two cards (but not after splits) 

 

  "reno" rules:  (typical of Reno, northern Nevada) 

        dealer hits soft 17 

        double down allowed on two card total of 10 or 11 only 

 

  DAS = Double After Splitting 

  LSR = Late Surrender 

  ESR = Early Surrender (no longer available)