This article is for blackjack fans interested in all kinds of statistics. However, information we share here will be useful for all Casinoz readers interested in blackjack. It will help them better understand many gameplay aspects and get basic strategy recommendations.
The ratio of wins and losses
If you do not take into account 9% of the deals ending in a draw then you will lose in 52% of cases and winning in 48 rounds out of 100. As you can see, casino has most chances here. You don't know how to turn advantage of the casino to minimum or even tip the scales in favor of a player?
The fact is that when you lose you lose only one bet. But you can win one and a half (in blackjack) or two (for double) bets. Thus, with an equal number of successful and unsuccessful deals, the total amount of winnings is more than the total amount of losses.
Frequency in blackjack
Do you know how often a player wins blackjack when follow recommendations of the basic strategy? On average, he is lucky once in twenty one deals. You must agree it is very symbolic: twenty-one point and twenty-one rounds.
Frequency of busting
If you play strictly with the optimal strategy, you will gain more than twenty-one points about once in six rounds. More precisely bust hand happen around 16% of all deals.
The frequency of dealer's busting
But the dealer busts more often - twice in seven rounds or 28% of game rounds. But do not rejoice at such a high figure because it is a theoretical number calculated from all possible dealer's first cards. In practice, many times when the dealer has to sort cards, the winning is his because first customers have already gone.
It is also interesting to know that in open five or six the dealer busts in 42% of cases. That is why the basic strategy recommends to stop at twelve - sixteen points in case the dealer has those cards.
A little more facts
Finally, we want to bring more interesting numbers that shed light on some aspects of blackjack:
- The probability of losing three deals in a row is 14% (when you follow basic strategy) so be prepared to often face similar troubles.
- The chances of getting "hard" twelve is seventeen from a deal are 43% which is not so good because 85% of failed deals happen with these cards.
- If a dealer has an opened ace, he gets 31% of blackjack or four out of thirteen. So, do you have to make insurance? For example, the amount of insurance will be $1. Then for the fourth dealer's blackjack, you win $8, but in other cases you lose $9. Now you understand why insurance is not necessary?
In fact, all ideas about basic strategy are based on these mathematical calculations. The best thing you can do while playing blackjack is strictly follow recommendations. Just do not forget to choose the right strategy for every type of blackjack.
