also, splitting is a great advantage for the player

since u can get a better shot at winning against dealer

eg i get 6,6

6+6 = 12, which is low

hitting will give high chance of bust (12 + 10 = 22)

if one could split

he/she now has two hands with a 6 and another card

that’s likely to be 2 hands of 16

which is much better than 12

It does seem you’re outright screwed or destined to push the vast majority of the time the dealer shows a face, 10, or ace. I mean, I just pretty much chalk those up. The only other thing to do is *always* bumume the other card he’s holding is a 10 or Ace and hit to get at least +1 higher. That’s the only way. If I see he’s showing a 5 and I’ve got 14, I hit. If I see he’s holding a 3 and I’ve got 14, I’ll stand, since *most* of the time he’s holding a 10 or Ace. If he’s showing 4 and I’ve got 14, I hit simply because I know there’s over half a chance at the best case scenario, I get a push.

To make it a bit more fair since it does seem disproportionately rigged to the dealer is to give a “Surrender” option for only the draw and first hit. I know it’s exceptionally rare in Blackjack, but there’s precedent for it, and losing 5k/12.5k is better than the whole 10k/25k. Using a Surrender should interrupt any scoop streak, though.

Ever since the new options were added the bot is kicking my bum more often than not. If you go on a run, quit when you lose two hands in a row – I’ve found once you lose two in a row winning from then on gets a ****ton more unlikely.

But it is ****ing uncanny how many times you’ll have 10/10 and the dealer will have the same or a magic Blackjack. Or if you’ve got 10/9 and he’s got 10/10 or a Blackjack.

The Wandering Hypocrite Posted:

In what way? Besides the fact that there are 4 cards with the value of 10 for every suite.

each card in the deck SHOULD theoretically have a 1/52 chance of being selected

for GB, the chance of getting a 10 card is not 1/52, but much higher

there are 16 different ways to get 10, so the probability of getting 10 should be

16 * 1/52 = 16/52, which is < 1/2

but i see 10 cards more often that that

in my experience, 3 out of every 4 cards is a 10

meaning that the probability of a 10 is artificially increased by GB

I’m not getting into probability here, but I can just comment that I can predict with a reasonable amount of “**** you, gamble-bot” accuracy when I’m going to get screwed before I even start playing the hand, and that’s just not fun. A surrender option when the bumhole’s showing a 10, face, or Ace would be a welcome addition, because you’re GOING to push or lose those hands outright the vast majority of the time, even if you’ve got 17-20.

And this isn’t idle speculation either – the amount of tens and Ace/9, 10/10, and flat out Blackjacks this thing plays is uncanny.