single deck
Why in single deck games are the cards dealt face down?
Why in single deck games are the cards dealt face down?
...are dealt face down to impede counting to make playing decisions like insurance, doubling down, and splitting after the initial wager is made.
why not also do it in 6 and 8 deck games for the same reason? Casinos know that counters also play those games.
who can look to see if there are any 10s visible before making an insurance decision. For 6 and 8 decks, you would need to see a lot more cards.
...by increasing the hands per hour. Can you imagine how long it would take to deal an 8 deck shoe with every casual player (I hate the term ploppie) squeezing out their cards?
Single Deck game cards were pitched to players long before card counting was even known to exist or be possible. It's dealt that way because that is how card games (like Poker) were dealt. Shoe games were dealt face up to prevent mucking, marking, and card switching. Traditional skills checks via the "Eye in the Sky" weren't even a dream in the 1960's...the eye was some crusty cheater dude with a pair of binoculars up on a catwalk looking through a two way mirror.
Was the original way, as BP says above. Many DD games are now being dealt face up. It's faster for the casino, they don' t have to worry abut cheating moves, and the cards don't have to be changed as often since only the dealer handles them.
Single deck delt face up. 6:5 BJ 5 and 6 spot games are in a lot of places in Vegas.
