Bases5 Posted July 16, 2009 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2009 carnival has a new side bet on blackjack Its a $1 to $25 side bet. Your first 2 cards must equal 20 and you get 4 to 1---------------A&9 or k&Q 2 suited cards making 20 you get 9 to 1------------------A of Club & 9 of club 2 suited alike cards making 20 you get 19 to 1------------K of clubs & K of clubs and if you get 2 queen of hearts you get 125 to 1 I got 2 queen of hearts with $5 and won $ 625. Its still a bad bet though. I was surprised how few time's I got 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetwet1 Posted July 16, 2009 #2 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I got 2 queen of hearts with $5 and won $ 625. Its still a bad bet though. I was surprised how few time's I got 20 The average of any two cards in the deck is 13, so it's not really surprising when you think about it. I seem to remember on the Pride all the BJ games had a continuous shuffler, so there is no point in even trying to count down the deck or count the aces, faces and 9's. However, it proves yet again, if your in the right place at the right time the odds don't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverscreencruiser Posted July 17, 2009 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2009 An easy rule of thumb at a casino: the more the house promotes a "new" bet, the better the odds are for the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unklez Posted July 19, 2009 #4 Share Posted July 19, 2009 They keep adding variations and side bets to make it harder for "standard strategies" to work. Just work out the odds and you will know what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa&Neb Posted July 23, 2009 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2009 An easy rule of thumb at a casino: the more the house promotes a "new" bet, the better the odds are for the house. Or any time you hear the word "side bet" it is not a good bet... side = house in ALL cases. Can anyone tell me a side bet that has odds in the players favor or ever better odds then the origional game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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