#2 - It’s definitely to the Dealers advantage to hit soft 17’s. K, Q, J and 10s put Dealer in the exact same spot so those cards have no effect so those cards can be ignored. A, 2, 3 and 4 all improve the Dealers position with 100% certainty. 5-9 would put the dealer at 12-16. So it could be better and could be worse depending on multiple factors related to the following cards but in the end dealer will have higher than 50% chance of improving or not getting worse than 17.
#4 - The dealer checks the hole card when an Ace is showing (after offering insurance) and if it’s a 10 play stops immediately
correct, Eric.
#3 - That would never happen because the player had 21 after 3 cards so they should have never hit again
Eric, please take a stab at the other questions.
#2 - It’s definitely to the Dealers advantage to hit soft 17’s. K, Q, J and 10s put Dealer in the exact same spot so those cards have no effect so those cards can be ignored. A, 2, 3 and 4 all improve the Dealers position with 100% certainty. 5-9 would put the dealer at 12-16. So it could be better and could be worse depending on multiple factors related to the following cards but in the end dealer will have higher than 50% chance of improving or not getting worse than 17.
Correct, Eric. It's strongly to the dealer's advantage.
#1 - I’m not totally sure on this one but my guess would be to prevent the Dealer from being able to cheat with a player
That is correct, Eric. It's a big problem for casinos
Correct again.
As for which to teach, I'd say go for Hi Opt-2 if it is more powerful and Opt- 1 is only slightly more simple.
Yes. Hi-Opt 2 won out easily in the voting.
OK. I'll take a crack at your questions:
#1. So as not to influence the players bet.
#2 It would seem the advantage of the dealer hitting on the soft 17 would be to the player.
Not exactly, Jack. I'll answer the questions tonight.
Q# 5: White chip on the border is insurance?