rberns6171 Posted June 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 16, 2018 anyone been on Harmony or Serenade lately to know if the blackjack games use shoes or the continous shuffle machines ? and what $ tables the games pay 3/2 as opposed to 6/5 for blackjack ? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGET Posted June 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2018 anyone been on Harmony or Serenade lately to know if the blackjack games use shoes or the continous shuffle machines ? and what $ tables the games pay 3/2 as opposed to 6/5 for blackjack ? thanks Just off Navigator the 3 to two was the $25 dollar table with a shoe, lower stakes 6/5 hope it helps j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberns6171 Posted June 16, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted June 16, 2018 thanks i was wondering about those ships specifically because just got off majesty and the shoe with 3/2 was a $50.00 minimum table it was empty 90% of the time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCCLNYMETS41 Posted June 16, 2018 #4 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Last year on Freedom, the 3-2 BJ table was posted $50 minimum & was empty most of the time. I nicely asked the pit boss if they would lower it to $25 since it was empty? I basically said that I brought a few thousand allocated for gambling, and if the cruise line wanted a chance at my $$, I would play at $25 minimum but not $50. She lowered the table to $25. Good business move. It was much appreciated as I would not have played at $50 minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberns6171 Posted June 16, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted June 16, 2018 i tried the same thing with the casino host on this cruise she wouldn't lower the limit to $25 even though there were 4 of us wanting to play $25 i even emailed club royale , no luck. the host said to have a shoe it had to be a $50 minimum it really put a damper on the whole cruise experience !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYSONBOXER Posted June 17, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I always wonder what all the fuss is about the 6/5 odds opposed to 3/2 odds on low bet tables. So if your betting $6 and get BJ you would have got $9 on 3/2 table instead of $7 on 6/5 table. And how often do you get BJ. On high end tables I can see the difference. Just my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mk-ultra Posted June 17, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I always wonder what all the fuss is about the 6/5 odds opposed to 3/2 odds on low bet tables. So if your betting $6 and get BJ you would have got $9 on 3/2 table instead of $7 on 6/5 table. And how often do you get BJ. On high end tables I can see the difference. Just my opinion. For the same rules (8 deck shoe, dealer hits soft 17, double after split, no re-split aces, no hit on split aces -- typical RCI rules), the house advantage on a 3:2 table is about .66% if you play perfectly. That jumps to 2.01% when BJ payout is reduced to 6:5. You may not see a lot of blackjacks, but because their payout is above 1:1, they have a significant effect on how much money you lose over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rberns6171 Posted June 17, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I agree with tysonboxer if you are playing at a $10 or $15 table it really doesnt matter and you can live with it but if you are playing at a $25 table for 4 hours a day it DOES make a difference ! You also dont get the feeling that the casino is trying to take advantage of you ! the math MK-ULTRA is totally correct and bears out my feelings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted June 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I always wonder what all the fuss is about the 6/5 odds opposed to 3/2 odds on low bet tables. So if your betting $6 and get BJ you would have got $9 on 3/2 table instead of $7 on 6/5 table. And how often do you get BJ. On high end tables I can see the difference. Just my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It skews the odds to the house by almost 1%. That is why. So if otherwise the house edge is 0.5%, it becomes 1.5% on that one change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted June 18, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I agree with tysonboxer if you are playing at a $10 or $15 table it really doesnt matter and you can live with it but if you are playing at a $25 table for 4 hours a day it DOES make a difference ! You also dont get the feeling that the casino is trying to take advantage of you ! the math MK-ULTRA is totally correct and bears out my feelings That thinking is how the casino is making more money off you and you LIKE it. I will play a 6to5 table, but because I play for fun, and prefer the lower stakes. But in Vegas, was not play casinos with 6to5. At least last time I was there, some were still 3to2 on lower stage tables. I prefer a shoe over continuous shuffle also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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