This week’s guest is Cartwright. We discuss the blackjack games in CO which had a new side bet called 21 Magic. Cartwright did the analysis of this bet, and then with a partner named Spence, crushed the games. In addition we talk a little bit about credit card churning in the second half of the show.
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Show Notes
00:37 What was the 21 Magic side bet on the Buffalo Black Jack Bonus?
02:02 How different are the 6D strategy and the infinite deck strategy? How difficult is generating a strategy?
12:26 Paying tips and longevity
15:32 If an unknown player requested a game analysis, how can this player get in touch with Cartwright?
19:51 Is this game still available?
22:17 Benefits of side counting aces for the 21 Magic side bet.
25:31 How did Cartwright get other players off the table?
30:47 Towards the end, how big was the AP community at the casino that offered this game?
33:35 Unusual anecdotes and closing thoughts
36:06 His Black Jack analyzer and the serendipity of timing.
40:51 Credit card AP for mileage
47:56 Cartwright’s latest favorite trick for airline points
54:50 What’s the overall advantage from the game that Cartwright played?
Wizard of odds: https://wizardofodds.com/
Michael Shackleford: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shackleford
Buffalo Blackjack article: https://wizardofodds.com/games/buffalo-blackjack/
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So I couldn’t quite understand the math. He played with a 3.50 advantage on the combination of his bets of $200. But he had a 1,000 an hour advantage. So he played 285 hands an hour?!
First, keep in mind I was using rough numbers…
$100/hand * 7% * 4 hands = $28/round. $1000/hour ÷ $28/round ≈ 36 rounds/hr.
I wasn’t playing that slow, but factor in tokes and not always betting 4 hands, and I’d say that hourly EV estimate is about right.