The Effects of the Rule Variations in Blackjack

The odds in blackjack are wholly dependent on the kinds of variations applied to the blackjack rules, which the blackjack game that you are in is using. A standard single deck game of blackjack gives the casino or house a 0.05% advantage over the players. Any change or variation in the standard blackjack rules will greatly affect the expected return for the blackjack player.

Listed below are the effects on player return under specific variations of the rules. These effects are calculated based on the standard blackjack rules used in Atlantic City that has a player return result of -0.43%.

Rule variation: Five-card Charlie - effect on player return: +1.46% Rule variation: Early surrender against an Ace - effect on player return: +0.39% Rule variation: Early surrender against a Ten - effect on player return: +0.24% Rule variation: Player can hit to split Aces - effect on player return: +0.19% Rule variation: Six-card Charlie - effect on player return: +0.16% Rule variation: Player can resplit the Aces - effect on player return: +0.08% Rule variation: Late surrender against a Ten - effect on player return: +0.07% Rule variation: Seven-card Charlie - effect on player return: +0.01% Rule variation: Late surrender against an Ace - effect on player return: +0.00% Rule variation: Player can resplit up to two hands - effect on player return: -0.01% Rule variation: No-peek rule with Ace shown - effect on player return: -0.01% Rule variation: Player can double down only on Nine, Ten, or 11 - effect on player return: -0.09% Rule variation: No-peek rule with Ten shown - effect on player return: -0.10% Rule variation: Player cannot resplit - effect on player return: -0.10% Rule variation: Player cannot double down after splitting - effect on player return: -0.14% Rule variation: Player can double down only on Ten, or 11 - effect on player return: -0.18% Rule variation: Dealer will hit on soft hand of 17 - effect on player return: -0.22% Rule variation: Blackjack will pay six to five - effect on player return: -1.39% Rule variation: Player loses on 17 ties - effect on player return: -1.87% Rule variation: Player loses on 17 and 18 ties - effect on player return: -3.58% Rule variation: Player loses on 17 through 19 ties - effect on player return: -5.30% Rule variation: Player loses on 17 through 20 ties - effect on player return: -8.38% Rule variation: Player loses on 17 through 21 ties - effect on player return: -8.86%

Analyzing these calculated percentages of the effect on player return in blackjack will help you determine which variations of the standard blackjack rules will give you more advantages over the casino, thus making you a winner and not a loser. The variation of the blackjack rules that has the lesser effect on the player return will definitely give you the better odds in the game of blackjack.