Several years ago in the popular Stardust Casino in Las Vegas there was a kind of blackjack with surrender of the casino. We want to tell the readers of Casinoz about this rule.
Do not confuse it with the usual rule of surrender, which allows the player to stop the game for half-bet. This surrender is well known to all lovers of blackjack who know it's basic strategy. In recommendations we described when you should use it.
Casino surrender offers players something else. It allows customers receive a guaranteed payment of half bet if their first two cards have twenty points against ten of the dealer. Let's focus on this option on a specific example.
Let's assume that you bet ten dollars and get two cards with the dignity of ten points each and an ace or a nine. The dealer opened ten. You can continue the game, taking one of the usual steps, or choose surrender of the casino. In the second case you will get back your bet in the amount of five dollars.
Of course, this kind of surrender is possible only after the dealer has checked availability of blackjack. If he has blackjack, you immediately lose.
Surrender of the casino is very popular among players. This feature was patented by its inventors so that other casinos could not use it but many casinos already bought the rights for it's use.
What attracts fans of blackjack in casino surrender? They like that in a risky situation they get a guaranteed win. I'm sure many of them just want to avoid disappointment, inevitable in a situation where you find yourself with twenty points or even in the red. Players are also attracted by the opportunity to switch roles with the casino because earlier surrender was offered only to customers.
But who benefits from this function? Casino or it's visitors? And in general if the casino would like to attract customers with really favorable conditions, it would be sufficient to turn mathematical advantage to the side of players in a couple of classic rules. Believe me, the best advertising is impossible.
Instead, the casinos comes up with some new options. Why? Yes, because most of the new rules in blackjack only reduce the theoretical return. Only in this case inexperienced players do not always understand it.
Surrender of Casino is no exception. It is confirmed by simple calculations and you can see the statistics. Long ago, it was calculated that the client with twenty points against dozens of a dealer playing by the basic strategy wins in about 55.5% - 58.5% of cases. The discrepancy is caused by three percent for the most hames with many decks. If he agrees to casino surrender in this situation a player gets only about 50%.
For example, if you play with six decks and get two scores in the top ten of a dealer probability of your winning is 55.9%. Is it worth it to lose 5.9% choosing casino surrender?
As you can see, the difference is very significant and we recommend you avoid surrender if you have to play blackjack with such rule. Of course you will often lose or get a draw against ten to twenty, but on a long stretch it is much more profitable then surrender of the casino.
Do not worry about the occasional failures. They are inevitable in all games. If you decide to become a professional in blackjack, you have to make all decisions on a long stretch. The proverb about a bird in the hand is not suitable for blackjack.
