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To: Solon who wrote (26)	7/6/2005 1:23:32 AM
From: Mark Marcellus	Read Replies (1) of 113

Actually, it is 16 to 4 --regardless of the decks Oops, guess I shouldn't be posting in the morning. Maybe I'll make more sense late at night. My caveat about the decks was correct, though trivial. For example, in a single deck game where the dealer shows a 10, it would be 15 to 4, assuming no other hands show 10, of course. This ratio would obviously also change as the deck is played out, but 15 to 4 is your starting point. The more decks you add, the closer it gets to 16 to 4. Would you double against an ace when you have 11 and the dealer has no blackjack? Yes. Haven't worked out the odds. I'm an occasional player, so I'm happy enough with the charts that others have worked out, and the consensus seems to be to double. Would be interested in hearing a counter argument - it's probably another very close call.

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