For these reasons we do not recommend playing with any casino using GamesOS software. We do not recommend playing with any casino using GameScale software. Optimal Strategy. There are two different decision sets to be considered when playing Blackjack Switch.

The first decision relates to whether or not to switch the top cards of the two hands, then after a switch has been made or declined, the standard Basic Strategy decisions that are required for all Blackjack games.

Switching Strategy. Switching strategy should remain relatively consistent across most rule variations. Where the strategy may vary is when a switched Blackjack is counted as 21 i. is not an automatic winner and can be pushed by a dealer 21 or Below we provide a Switching Strategy calculator.

Basic Strategy. Where 8 decks are used rather than 6 the only change to the above is that you Hit rather than Double 9vs5. Fairness Calculator. If you have not then the calculator will NOT return accurate results. Blackjack Switch is likely to be vulnerable to all of the standard advantage play techniques that standard Blackjack can be beaten by.

What's an easy way to explain changes in basic strategy to Blackjack Switch? I have gotten in arguments from players and dealers about the changes in strategy.

I don't mind getting into it with the players, but it bothers me when the dealers who I know quite well don't agree with me. My current explanation is that the 22 for the dealer is very powerful and that basic strategy has to change.

Their reply is "but a 22 is just a push - you don't lose and you don't win" so you change strategy. My response is that the entire Blackjack basic strategy is based on wins, losses, and ties, not just wins and losses and that the 22 gives you one more way to tie, but they just roll their eyes at me.

One good example I can think about is doubling an 11 on In regular blackjack, this is a no brainer because you have more ways to win than they do. In switch it becomes questionable because if you double and get a 9 for example, they will tie you with a 10, any combination that gets them to 20, or any combination to get them to This gives you alot more chances to tie where you would have normally won, and as a result, the expected result of doubling is reduced to the point where it is better for you to hit.

Does that make sense? You can't handle the truth! Wizard Administrator. Joined: Oct 14, I've had had the same arguments playing BJ Switch. However, it isn't nearly as bad as what you get in Spanish The main different in Switch is that you double and split a lot less.

The basic reason is that the expected value of every hand is less. Any additional money you put on the table is bucking worse odds than in regular blackjack. In the 11 vs. Basically, don't put more money on the table unless you have the best of it.

Another difference is hitting more. This is even harder to explain. The way I think of it is that your expected value is less with any hand of 21 or less. However, if you bust, they can't take anything additional from you. Let's say you have 13 against a 2. If you stand, there is a If you hit, it is only a It makes hitting more attractive, by default.

At the Spanish 21 table, if I try to explain you should hit more, because of more small cards in the deck, nobody ever seems to understand the point. If that principle is too difficult for the average player to grasp, what hope is there in BJ Switch?

After resolving any side bet , the dealer then consults each player in turn, initially asking them whether they wish to "switch" their top cards. For example, if the player is dealt and , then the player may switch to transform the two hands into and After a player has made a decision whether or not to switch, the dealer offers him the chance to hit, stand or double , firstly for the hand on the player's right-hand box, then for the one on the left.

As in blackjack, a player hand which exceeds 21 is "bust"; its cards are removed and its backing wager acquired by the house.

When all players have been consulted, the dealer plays out his hand according to blackjack-style drawing rules, with the difference that a dealer hand of 22 is not a bust but a push a tie against any surviving player hand; the only exception is a player blackjack which has not been obtained by switching or splitting.

The small variations in dealer drawing rules between casinos which are found in blackjack are also found in Blackjack Switch, such as whether the dealer must stand or hit on soft 17 a hand totalling 17 but containing an ace counted as The strategy of Blackjack Switch covers both the switch decision and the subsequent decisions of whether to stand, double, or draw a further card which are familiar from blackjack strategy.

The correct decision regarding whether to switch is sometimes obvious, particularly when there is the largest difference in advantage.

However, borderline and counter-intuitive cases are relatively common, and switching strategy is hard to summarize. dealer 7, 8 or 9. The correct switching choice depends on the dealer card in a significant minority of cases. Near-optimal schemes which can be learnt have been developed by several authors: Arnold Snyder presents a protocol for switching decisions based on four categories of hand, "winner", "push", "loser" and "chance" [4] which he claims reduces the house edge to 0.

Cindy Liu presents a scheme based on assigning a point value to the dealt hands and those produced by switching. Basic strategy for playing out blackjack switch hands, after the switching decision has been made, is tabulated below, for a game in which the dealer hits soft 17 and peeks for blackjack.

Compared to traditional blackjack, in Blackjack Switch there are fewer occasions where doubling or splitting is rewarding, and more occasions where it is correct to hit at the risk of going bust.

Switching Strategy ; Play two strong3 hands against upcard, else, %, % ; Play two non-weak4 hands over any weak5 hand(s), else, % Blackjack Switch is a casino gambling game invented by Geoff Hall and patented in It is based on blackjack, but differs in that two hands Learn the rules & advanced strategies of Blackjack Switch complete with house edge data and calculators. Find recommended casinos to play Blackjack Switch

Estrategias eficaces Blackjack Switch - Basic Strategy for Blackjack Switch · Split aces v. 2 to * · Split eights v. 2 to 9.* · Never split fours, fives or tens. · Split all other pairs Switching Strategy ; Play two strong3 hands against upcard, else, %, % ; Play two non-weak4 hands over any weak5 hand(s), else, % Blackjack Switch is a casino gambling game invented by Geoff Hall and patented in It is based on blackjack, but differs in that two hands Learn the rules & advanced strategies of Blackjack Switch complete with house edge data and calculators. Find recommended casinos to play Blackjack Switch

I'm tempted to take that up that challenge myself. Blackjack Switch Home » Forum » Gambling. Best blackjack bonuses. Joined: Nov 11, November 12th, at PM permalink. So I says to him, I said "Get your own monkey! Joined: Oct 19, November 13th, at AM permalink.

Blackjack Switch? Sorry, I can barely figure out real Blackjack. And I think that is why it can have such a low nominal house edge. So many players really don't know what to do to play the game properly so what some might refer to as the Real-World House Edge is probably quite higher.

Casino Royale? I think it has a reputation as a Grunge Joint and many people come to Vegas for a vacation and want to be in a more upscale "splurge-oriented mode" of pseudo-high-roller or something.

Most vacationers don't seem to want things like Dennys, Subway and bottled beer in an overly crowded setting. They can get that at home.

I know Casino Royale offers x at craps, but if its reputation is that its a jammed-up game in a crowded grunge joint many people will avoid it. Its probably the same thinking about Blackjack Switch.

If it is offered at Casino Royale at some great bargain of a house edge, fine but I am not going to even consider it if I happen to be next door at The Venetian where I might be playing real blackjack and probably am not playing it all that well anyway because Basic Strategy is a challenge for me even when I am sober.

Joined: Nov 12, From what I can see, AFTER the decision to switch has been made, your hands have across the board less 'value' than hands in regular blackjack.

This can be seen in all sorts have somewhat borderline hands where in regular blackjack you would split or double to get more money out but in blackjack switch you would not want to. The 22 push rule also causes the relative value of standing compared to regular BJ to go down more than the level of hitting in a few instances, causing a few normal BJ stands to change to hits.

In essence, you will overall draw better average hands in blackjack switch because you had the opportunity to switch ie you will see more 11s, 19s 20s etc. But the SAME hand is worth more in regular BJ due to the push on 22 rule and the dealers ability to bust less often and push more.

November 26th, at AM permalink. What's an easy way to explain changes in basic strategy to Blackjack Switch? I have gotten in arguments from players and dealers about the changes in strategy.

I don't mind getting into it with the players, but it bothers me when the dealers who I know quite well don't agree with me. My current explanation is that the 22 for the dealer is very powerful and that basic strategy has to change. Hands in the same level are equal, except for sub-ranks in parenthesis.

Hopefully, the switching strategy is intuitive enough to understand without any detailed description of the rules. The strategy is auto-generated by my blackjack analyzer program for a 6-deck shoe game. Subscribe to comments with RSS. This is very extensive! Blackjack Switch Posted in blackjack switch by stephenhow on March 24, House Edge I put the Blackjack Switch rules in my blackjack analyzer program, which found the best switch decision and combined EV for each 4-card starting hand x more hands than standard BJ.

Basic Strategy Basic strategy for Blackjack switch consists of the initial switch decision, and the post-switch basic strategy table. Switching Strategy Blackjack Switch has a pretty big following, and probably no one follows any published strategy. Desired hand.

Compare two desired hands by their rank. Split hand. Any soft total. Like Loading Double Attack Blackjack ». Bebe said, on January 14, at am. Kayla S said, on October 16, at am. It results in an error once every The following is the "Cindy Liu Advanced Switching Strategy," appropriate under the Las Vegas rules.

To use it, add up the points for each hand for both ways to play them, and play the one with the greater number of points. In the case of a tie, use the the simple strategy. Let's look at an example. So you can play 1 12 and soft 19, or 2 and soft Which pair of hands is better?

According to the table, the 12 is worth 0 points and the soft 19 is worth 1, for a total of 1. For the alternative, is worth 1 and the soft 15 is worth 1, also for a total of 2. So the odds favor switching to and soft Note that the simple strategy would incorrectly advise the player to not switch.

The cost of mistakes in the advanced strategy, compared to optimal strategy, is 0. The player will make an incorrect decision once every

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