What is good deck penetration?

“Dealer penetration” is blackjack terminology used for describing how deep a dealer will deal into a deck (or multiple decks) before reshuffling. Dealing 4.5 decks out of 6 before shuffling would be “average penetration”. A casino that shows 5 full decks out of 6 before hitting the shuffle card has “good penetration”.

What is deck penetration in card counting?

In the world of blackjack, “penetration”, or “deck penetration”, is the amount of cards that the dealer cuts off, relative to the cards dealt out. In the first several months of card counting I gave no attention to deck penetration.

Does card counting work with one deck?

Single deck blackjack rules While card counting, keeping exact track of which cards are in play, is not illegal, it is frowned upon by casinos. Casinos know it is easier for players to do this in single deck blackjack games. They understand, therefore, that players might reduce the casino house edge accordingly.

What is EV in blackjack?

By definition it is simply the difference in the expected advantage and the actual results produced. For example, let’s say you are playing a decent counting game and your hourly EV is $25 an hour. You play for a total of 100 hours and your expectation for those 100 hours is $2,500.

How is house edge in blackjack calculated?

The house edge is half of one percent so if we take $100 million and multiply it by . 005 we get $500,000 which is how much the casino expects to make off of you in the long run if you continue to bet $100 a hand. So essentially each bet you make is worth about 50 cents to the casino.

Is single deck blackjack beatable?

Yes! Single deck blackjack is one of the few casino games that actually allow players to beat the house. You will need to count cards to perfection and make bets per your running count, but this will give you a significant edge over the dealer.

How much deck penetration is needed for card counting?

For a double deck game to be favourable for the card counting players, the deck penetration should be greater than 50\%, ideally 60\% or greater. For the card counting to work in multi-deck games like six-deck and eight deck games, the penetration has to be at least 75\% and 80\% respectively.

What is deck penetration in blackjack?

In the world of blackjack, “penetration”, or “deck penetration”, is the amount of cards that the dealer cuts off, relative to the cards dealt out. In the first several months of card counting I gave no attention to deck penetration. I paid attention to the rules and the table minimum. That was it.

Should you count cards when playing blackjack?

With a 50\% deck penetration percentage, Blackjack games operated by live dealers are more attractive, but you should not rely on card counting when playing them either. It is more important to learn the basic strategy and find tables with better rules such as splitting and doubling down allowed.

How many decks should you deal in blackjack?

However, typically, deck penetration is lower with 4 out of 6 decks being dealt. Such a penetration percentage is considered poor while 4.5 out of 6 decks dealt before reshuffling is average. When playing Blackjack online, card counting is not a technique that can help you much.