The graph of player bankroll progress helps to illustrate that even if you play with perfect strategy (house edge cannot get much lower than 0.35ish without extremely casino-unfavorable rules or card-counting), you will lose money in the long run due to house edge.Note: For test runs with low number of simulations (ex.The house edge for this Blackjack strategy is 0.3540%.įollowing this strategy, at the end of 10000 rounds with a bet of $5 each round, your bankroll would be -$21735. Player loses only original bet against dealer BJ: No Player can double on: Any first two cards #Wizard of Odds Actual Blackjack Calculator:ĭealer hits or stands on a soft 17: Stands #Actual House Edge and Strategy Calculation: Please refer to the Blackjack Strategy CSV Format section for formatting your Blackjack Strategy file. standardBet - the amount of money bet per Blackjack round.numSimulations - the number of Blackjack rounds to play through with this strategy.blackjackPayout - the payout amount a player gets from winning with a blackjack.doubleAfterSplit - whether the player is allowed to double on a hand after a split.standSoft17 - whether the dealer stands on a 17 that has an ace that can still possibly take on a value of 11.numDecks - number of decks to simulate with.dataFile - the name of the Blackjack strategy file.BlackjackStrategyTester(dataFile, numDecks, standSoft17, doubleAfterSplit, blackjackPayout, numSimulations, standardBet)

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