Faxts wrote:Most blackjack buffs believe they're in the catbird seat with totals of 20 or 21. Yes, these hands can lose to blackjacks. But solid citizens learn this particular bad news before the round starts to be played out. So, if the dealer shows a 10 or ace and the hole card check proves benign, or the upcard is anything from two through nine, the payoff is practically headed to the bank.
Right? Maybe. It depends on your definition of "practically." And it also depends, in a way that might surprise you, on the upcard.
For the game taken as a whole, considering both the value and the prospects for the occurrence of the various upcards, players with totals of 20 average 70.0 percent wins and 18.0 percent pushes. Losses to blackjacks come in at 4.7 percent and to other totals of 21 at 7.3 percent -- 12 percent in all.
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