OK I understand the hold is the % of buy-in money held by the casino, I forgot to think about the money being recycled and re-bet. So if everyone placed into action no more than their buy-in amount, and all played perfect basic strategy, wouldn't the hold equal the basic strategy expectation or house advantage?
Do you believe the "theoretical" house advantage or typical player dis-advantage is around 2%? CV Data's average player strategy is about 1%. I figured it would be more than 2% but perhaps average players aren't that bad after all. What about a player that bets 1/3 of their bet on a sucker "buster" bet? The one that pays 3:1 on a 3 or 4 card bust and more when the dealer busts with more cards. Surely these players are playing at a larger dis-advantage.
One interesting point is that assuming you play indefinitely at any dis-advantage the casino's "hold" on your money will be 100%, even if you re-buy indefinitely it approaches 100% as long as you keep playing. This is what problem gamblers fail to realize... the more you play, the more you lose.
