And the dealer’s stiff hands bust more often. When the remaining deck is rich in tens and aces, there are more blackjack’s!! Hard doubles are more powerful (but less common). This reduces the House advantage to about 0.5%. Finally, a tiny benefit from splits (since they happen so rarely) and surrendering truly crappy hands. More with appropriate hard doubles, and smart soft hand plays. More with standing with 12-16 v 2-6 to avoid the aforementioned Mutual Bust. We get some of it back with blackjack paying 150% about every 21 hands. With dealer rules, he busts about 27% of the time and if a player used the same rules, there would be a mutual bust 7.5% of the time! (27%)x(27%) Definitely a huge losing strategy. Yes, the house edge comes from the fact that the player goes first and a mutual bust is a LOSS for the player. With all due respect, this is a forum for APs who are able to achieve a long term advantage in Blackjack.
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