Blackjack Bet Behind Strategy

Posted on 4/6/2022 by admin

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What Is The Best Blackjack Betting Strategy

Assuming PERFECT BLACKJACK PLAY, standard rules and a 1-12 bet spread (better rules or pen would have lower risk, worse rules or pen would have higher risk): 200 Units: 40% Risk of Ruin. That means that 4/10 card counters who play this way will be kissing their bankroll goodbye. Ever since Blackjack has been oﬀered at casinos, players have attempted to employ strategies to gain an advantage, but Thorp’s system actually works because of its strong mathematical foundation. Thorp developed his method by running computer simulations and determining the optimal decision based on the current known information. The ultimate goal in blackjack is making the best decision on your hand so as to get your 21 or get closer to 21 than the dealer. To do this, decisions must be made on every card. The questions here as a player are whether to hit, stand, double down, split, when to take insurance and when to surrender. For example, you choose $5 as a minimum bet and $15 as a maximum amount. You start with the smaller amount. If you win you bet $15 and then continue to wager $15 until you lose. After the loss you go back to the minimum bet of $5. This is a really simple strategy, but it is considered an advanced betting system. 5 lose 5 win 15 win 15 lose 5. The idea behind blackjack betting systems is to try and optimize the ratio of wins to losses by controlling the amount of money wagered on each hand. While this can definitely be a good strategy, there are unfortunately as many bad blackjack betting systems as there are good ones.

Introduction

Much like Red Dog, the goal is for one card to fall between two others in rank. In this case, the primary goal is the dealer's up card to fall between the player's initial two cards. As of 2019, this side bet is becoming popular, with several placements I'm aware of.

The name of this bet is rather unclear. Judging by the table felt, it would seem to be titled just 'In.' However, the AGS web site, the company that markets the game, refers to it as the 'In BETween.' So, I'm going to go with that.

Rules

The side bet is based on standard blackjack rules. The primary object is for the dealer's up card to fall between the player's two initial cards in rank. For tight spreads of three ranks or less, the pays get larger. There is also a premium win for a three of a kind. The full pay table is below. All wins are on a 'to win' basis.

In BETween — Pay Table

Event	Pays
Triple match	30
One-card spread	10
Two-card spread	6
Three-card spread	4
All other spreads	1

Analysis

The following table show the probability and contribution to the return for the In BETween bet using one deck of cards. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 10.46%.

In BETween Return Table -- One Deck

Event	Pays	Permutations	Probability	Return
Triple match	30	312	0.002353	0.070588
One-card spread	10	1,408	0.010618	0.106184
Two-card spread	6	2,560	0.019306	0.115837
Three-card spread	4	3,456	0.026063	0.104253
All other spreads	1	29,184	0.220090	0.220090
Loss	-1	95,680	0.721569	-0.721569
Total	132,600	1.000000	-0.104615

The following table show the probability and contribution to the return for the In BETween bet using two decks of cards. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 7.76%.

In BETween Return Table -- Two Decks

Event	Pays	Permutations	Probability	Return
Triple match	30	4,368	0.003998	0.119931
One-card spread	10	11,264	0.010309	0.103091
Two-card spread	6	20,480	0.018744	0.112463
Three-card spread	4	27,648	0.025304	0.101217
All other spreads	1	233,472	0.213680	0.213680
Loss	-1	795,392	0.727965	-0.727965
Total	1,092,624	1.000000	-0.077582

The following table show the probability and contribution to the return for the In BETween bet using four decks of cards. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 6.04%.

In BETween Return Table -- Four Decks

Event	Pays	Permutations	Probability	Return
Triple match	30	43,680	0.004925	0.147742
One-card spread	10	90,112	0.010160	0.101597
Two-card spread	6	163,840	0.018472	0.110833
Three-card spread	4	221,184	0.024937	0.099750
All other spreads	1	1,867,776	0.210583	0.210583
Loss	-1	6,482,944	0.730923	-0.730923
Total	8,869,536	1.000000	-0.060417

The following table show the probability and contribution to the return for the In BETween bet using six decks of cards. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.42%.

In BETween Return Table -- Six Decks

Event	Pays	Permutations	Probability	Return
Triple match	30	157,872	0.005248	0.157453
One-card spread	10	304,128	0.010111	0.101107
Two-card spread	6	552,960	0.018383	0.110298
Three-card spread	4	746,496	0.024817	0.099268
All other spreads	1	6,303,744	0.209567	0.209567
Loss	-1	22,014,720	0.731874	-0.731874
Total	30,079,920	1.000000	-0.054182

The following table show the probability and contribution to the return for the In BETween bet using eight decks of cards. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.10%.