Blackjack – dealer hand stats
Did you know that the dealer’s average non-blackjack winning hand is 18.56?
This table shows the average dealer score, assuming:
- the dealer does not bust
- the dealer has already checked for blackjack
The average dealer hand total increases with the number of decks and that the average score is 0.0405 higher when the dealer hits soft 17.
That means the probability that the dealer will bust is only 0.00403 higher when the dealer hits a soft 17. That’s 10.05 extra dealer points per dealer bust. This, hopefully, goes to show why it is bad for the player if the dealer hits a soft 17.
Thanks to the Wizard of Odds for this interesting Blackjack item.
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Add comment May 3rd, 2007