[LVHerbie]

Originally posted on 07/03/2012:

Lou, or any sbr-casino BJ/single-deck regulars...

the "help" file that comes up from within the game is next to useless...only rule i'm sure about is that the dealer stands on soft 17...

I need to know the exact rules in order to run up a strategy table... (which I'll share a link to once it's ready)...what i need is the answer to these items...

5 points to the first fully-ACCURATE response

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1. ***BJ pays:
A=the usual "2-1"...or
B=the much hated "6-5" payout

2. ***Double allowed on:
A= Any 2 cards
B=on hard 9, 10, 11 totals only
C=on hard 10, 11 totals only
D=on hard/soft 9,10,11 totals

3. ***Dealer peeks (and reveals if a BJ is present) for BJ (thus saving the player from "wasting" $ on doubling/splitting unnecessarily)
A=on any 10-valued card or Ace
B=on Ace only
C=dealer does NOT peek

4. ***Splitting (and Re-Splitting may produce a maximum total of _______ hands (would expect 2=no resplitting, 4, or 8 here)

5. ***if Re-splitting is allowed (thus something larger than 2 is the answer to the above item)...are Aces allowed to be RE-split? A=yes/B=NO

6. ***Doubling after a split is:
A=allowed
B=NOT allowed

7.***Split Aces:
A=may be hit
B=may NOT be hit

8.***the "surrender option (I expect this to NOT be in effect for a single-deck game) but if it does, specify please

9.***any other special rules player should be aware of (such as bonus payouts for large-number of cards in a non-busting hand..)

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For something like this I would think, unless your understanding of basic strategy is completely in left field, it would be a huge waste to spend time consulting a chart... Being limited to max bets of 4 points (with close decisions being worth such a small fraction of a point) should make sacrificing precise accuracy for speed the clearly correct decision...