CAN YOU STAND THE SWINGS? BLACKJACK VOLATILITY CAN BE BREATHTAKING by Basil Nestor Basil Nestor is author of The Smarter Bet Guide to Craps, The Smarter Bet Guide to Blackjack, and other comprehensive gambling guides. Got a question? Visit SmarterBet.com and drop him a line. Let’s say I give you $100. Am I a great fellow or what? However, there are some conditions to this proposed gift. I point toward a couple of gaming tables. One of them offers baccarat and the other is single-deck blackjack. The conditions are simple: you must attempt to double your money (or better) with one bet, one decision, win or lose. Since both games sometimes result in a push, whichever game you choose, you are required to try again until a decision is reached. In addition, a BJ split will cost you nothing. Nada. Zero. You get a second split-hand free for the price of one. A double down is free, too. Those are the conditions. Here is the Ben Franklin. If you want the best chance to walk away with money, which game should you play? "Wait a second," you might say, "What are the rules for the games?" Okay, but note that this isn’t a "trick scenario" where some minor rule variation will change the overall answer. Anyway, here are the rules: The baccarat game is dealt with eight decks and uses a standard "American" draw (the game is not chemin-de-fer). The blackjack game is dealt from a single deck. Naturals pay 3:2, H17, DA2, NR, NDAS. Decision time. Which game should you play? Than answer is... ...enter your member login information below to read this article/newsletter... Paid Members-Only ArticleYou have clicked on a link to a Blackjack Insider web page or article for paid subscribers. You must have a paid membership to the Blackjack Insider newsletter to view this content. About 1/2 of the articles in each issue of the Blackjack Insider are for paid members only, while the rest are viewable by everyone. Your purchased membership will allow you to read all Blackjack Insider articles for 12 months. Enter your user name and password below (they were listed and e-mailed to you after you purchased your Blackjack Insider membership):
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