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Hand Breakdown vs. Dealers Up Card
The Soft Ace-8 vs. The Dealer's 6

A Classic Case Of Hand Variation

Here is an example that clearly shows not only the power of the Playing 21 Program, but also the importance of Card Counting and Hand Variation.  In our example below we set up a standard set of House Rules, using 8 Decks of Cards.  We played 500 million rounds with Player #1 Doubling Down on the Soft Ace-8 vs. the Dealers 6 Up, while Player #2 Stood on this same hand each time they received it.

In this example both players counted the same cards against each other (as seen below) so we could compare the end results.  That counting method for this test was as follows:

	As Minus One (-1)	As Plus One (+1)
Player #1	10, Jack, Queen, King (Faces)	3,4,5 and 6
Player #2	10, Jack, Queen, King (Faces)	3,4,5 and 6

Of course you may use your own counting method, or any of the 25 billion different counting methods the Playing 21 Program allows.

After we played the 500 million rounds we went into the Hand Breakdown vs. Dealers Up Card for each of the two players.  From inside the Reports this is one mouse click.  Once inside the Hand Breakdown vs. Dealers Up Card, we would simply mouse click the information we wanted to see. 

 

 

We would click on 'Player #2', the Dealers Up Card of a '6', the Hand Type 'Soft', the Players Two Card Total 'Ace-8' and now hit 'Update Table View' (All above).  These mouse clicks may be seen in more detail by expanding the images below.  The results in those images are some of the information brought back about this hand.  These are in total 45 categories and 21 counts for each and every single hand.

After we had analyzed or printed what we wanted to compare for Player #2, we could simply click Player #1 and hit "Update Table View" for the information for Player #1. 

This is how simple the Playing 21 Program makes comparing hands.  We can see more closely what the Hand Breakdown vs. Dealer Up Card is teaching us by taking a closer look at the information below.

Player #1, Soft Ace-8 Vs Dealers Up Card 6 (DOUBLE DOWN)
Totals	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4
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Player #2, Soft Ace-8 Vs Dealers Up Card 6 (STAND)
Totals	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4
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What Have We Learned?

So far we have learned some very important information.  From the totals listed above we can tell that if we were not Card Counting, for this set of House Rules and Number of Decks Used, we should do as Player #2 is doing, in this case Standing on the Soft Ace-8 vs. the Dealers Up Card of a 6.  Per Occurrence (which in our example was a $10 bet) we are winning $4.94 each time we Stand on this hand, and only $4.81 when Doubling Down.  We can see that either decision is correct and wins money, but why not maximize our wins and play it correctly each and every time.  If we were not card counting, there would only be one way to play this hand.

However we want to see if this hand changes from a Stand to a Double Down at any count.  We call this Hand Variation.  Do you think it will?  Well let us continue to look at this hand for the different counts.

Player #1, Soft Ace-8 Vs Dealers Up Card 6 (DOUBLE DOWN)
-4	-3	-2	-1	Zero	+1	+2	+3
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Player #2, Soft Ace-8 Vs Dealers Up Card 6 (STAND)
-4	-3	-2	-1	Zero	+1	+2	+3
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Stand Becomes Double Down

Interestingly enough we can see something occur as we get towards the plus counts.  As more and more face cards appear in the deck, the over all money we make Per Occurrence is increasing for Player #1 who is Doubling Down.  It is increasing for Player #2 who is Standing, but not near the rate.  All of a sudden we can see at the count of plus one, the two hands actually balance out, with Player #1 being ahead in money won by $510.  We know at this count, or close to it will be where the Hand Variation point occurs.  We may need another test, but it becomes clear below that this hand does change into a Double Down.

Player #1, Soft Ace-8 Vs Dealers Up Card 6 (DOUBLE DOWN)
+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
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Player #2, Soft Ace-8 Vs Dealers Up Card 6 (STAND)
+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
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By the time we get to the count of plus 10 Player #1 is now winning almost a full dollar Per Occurrence of this hand, for a whopping total of almost $25,000 more.  If we would have played this hand mathematically correct all the way through, Standing in the Minus Counts and at the Count of Zero, and than Doubling Down in the Plus Counts we could have won $65,000 more.  That is no small amount of money and is why we call this the DNA of Blackjack.  By playing each and every single one of these hands the best way possible, we can continue to chip away at the house advantage in the game.

Once we go into the Win/Loss Report and use Wager Variation, the casinos cannot even come close to beating the player.  Do your part and make the purchase that makes you a winner.  It is very possible your casino hasn't even been a victim to it yet (casino being a victim, doesn't hardly sound right).  Get the jump on them before they start altering the game because of the sheer power of what it can teach you the Blackjack player.  Already after the debut of the program many casinos in Vegas started paying Blackjacks 6 to 5 payouts.  If you can't afford its small price of $50, you really can't afford to be playing Blackjack in the first place and I'd doubt you'd be reading this if not serious about winning.