Avoid 6-5 Blackjack

People take this as a fact that blackjack always pays in 3 to 2 ratio which means if a blackjack player bet $10 for a natural he would win $15. In the recent years, casinos have been trying to get an edge over the blackjack players by paying 6 to 5 which means the same player would win $12 rather than $15 while placing the same bet of $10.

Mathematically, if blackjack is played in 6-5 instead of 3-2, the house will gain additional 1.39% edge. The big question is why anybody would want to play at a 6-5 table while 3-2 tables are widely available. The answer to the question is that, casinos try to trick the newcomers by advertising Blackjack pays 6 to 5 . And some people who do not know about the 3-2 payout will not understand that this is a worse blackjack payout. Casinos attract blackjack players to 6-5 tables by offering single deck game on these tables as the single deck games are rare to find now-a-days. So novice players get convinced to give it a try as almost everyone knows that the fewer the deck is the better is the game for the player. Most people would think that a single deck offers better odds without realizing the impact of 6-5 game. Believe it or not, this slight change in the blackjack rules greatly affects the players' odds.

If you are looking to get you enrolled in a blackjack table, do not fall in the casinos traps. The slight advantage you will gain by playing single deck will eventually wiped out by 1.45% disadvantages. So the next time you are in a casino, make sure to avoid the 6-5 blackjack tables. If people continue to play in 6-5 table, casinos will keep opening new 6-5 blackjack tables.