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I don't see how you can get banned from playing by the chart.

with the chart you're probably winning by a few %.

Playing by chart will not give you an advantage. Most places will allow you to play by the a hit chart because the house still wins. Given the rules you stated, house advantage is roughly 0.28% (no peek increases their adv to 0.39%) if you play optimal (house also has implied variance advantage meaning they have an effective infinite bankroll vs most players and the player will busto before they do). The only way to be +EV at blackjack is through card counting.

Reference http://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/calculator/
and http://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/strategy/calculator/

what Spicy said

Also, card counting is not illegal per se, but the casino has the right to ban you from playing because it's a private property.

I'm not sure I can do a card counting, because there's this electronic device that shuffles up cards. I'm not even sure how many decks is there, but I'd guess roughly 2 to 4.
Either way I saw that calculator, thanks for the links. This pretty much sums it up, I have no edge, but i'm glad to give it a hard time so that I can play a little longer while I wait for a seat.

Where I am from, most dealers gladly hand you a chart with highest percentage plays on it...

On November 09 2013 02:16 RaiZ wrote: Edit : btw there's also another casino that gives 2 to 1 odds, but there is one open poker's table only on a specific day. Still not bad I guess ? But I fear i'll get banned in no time if I get to play there using that chart ?

2 to 1 odds is beatable without card counting, but I would guess there's a catch.

I was wrong, It was insurance and not blackjack's odds It's 3 to 2 everywhere. Oh well, still good to kill time though

So... I know, I've been back at it again. I just recently got into an argument with the dealer and the floor manager who are somewhat friends now that I've been a "regular". They aren't allowed to say the odds of the blackjack's game but we still into the discussion when we were alone.

Basically they say dealer's 2 is better for them than getting a 9 overall. My feeling was quite the opposite. I'm not the probabilities guy but I feel like I've better chance against a dealer's 2 than a dealer's 9. What's your thoughts about this matter ?

According to wizards of odds there's only when the player is dealt 10 that the chances are better with dealer's 9 than dealer's 2.