6 Deck Shoe Blackjack
- Dealing shoes come in many colors and sizes, depending on the number of decks they are capable of holding (2, 4, 6, or 8 decks). When the cards are placed in the shoe, the dealer will insert a brightly colored blank plastic card. When this card is drawn it indicates that the current game is the last one before a new shuffle.
- Blackjack dealing shoes are used to hold the cards that the dealer and players will receive. This shoe will hold up to 6 decks of either poker or bridge size playing cards. Includes a heavy black acrylic roller. This casino grade blackjack shoe is built to last. The 6 deck shoe is our most popular. Heavy 1/4 inch acrylic.
I realize the rules will not necessarily be equal in terms of S17, Early Surrender, etc... but I'm curious if you have a strong preference. Isn't it easier to count into and increase your bet reliably in two deck? Perhaps not if there are fewer cards, and thus less variance in distribution of high to low cards. Anyway, really looking forward to your responses. Thank you. ; )
If a casino is too crowded, avoid the pitch games and Wong into some shoes now and then, but don't expect to catch any hole-cards from a shoe. Or maybe try a little depth-charging. You have to enter a casino with an open mind. Don't go there looking for a specific good game (as in: 'I heard they have a six-deck game with S17 and LS. Playing Six-Deck Blackjack on Las Vegas The best six-deck blackjack games in Las Vegas stand on all 17s, similar to online real money blackjack tables. Players may double down on any two cards and after splitting. These games also permit surrender and re-split aces up to four hands.
A dealing shoe or dealer's shoe is a gaming device, mainly used in casinos, to hold multiple decks of playing cards. The shoe allows for more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles and less chance of dealer cheating.[citation needed] In some games, such as blackjack (where card counting is a possibility), using multiple decks of cards can increase the house edge.
History[edit]
Prior to 1961 in Las Vegas casinos, all blackjack was being dealt from a single deck. John Scarne proposed to the Nevada Gaming Control Board that a state ruling be enacted such that Blackjack must be dealt from a shoe (Scarne's invention). While no such ruling was ever passed, most Nevada casinos now deal from a multi-deck shoe.[1] As gaming advisor to the HavanaHilton, Scarne also introduced the shoe to Puerto Rico and Cuba.[2] The device is so named because the earliest versions of it resembled a woman's high-heel shoe, and were often painted red or black in color.
Usage[edit]
Dealing shoes come in many colors and sizes, depending on the number of decks they are capable of holding (2, 4, 6, or 8 decks).
When the cards are placed in the shoe, the dealer will insert a brightly colored blank plastic card. When this card is drawn it indicates that the current game is the last one before a new shuffle. This helps mitigate player advantage via card counting, as a significant portion (usually about 25 percent)[3] of the full inventory of cards never comes into play. The percentage of cards that are dealt is sometimes called the penetration.
References[edit]
- ^Scarne 1986, p. 245
- ^Scarne 1986, p. 343
- ^Scarne 1986, p. 357
Bibliography[edit]
6 Deck Shoe Blackjack Game
- Scarne, John (August 7, 1986). Scarne's New Complete Guide to Gambling (Rev Upd ed.). Fireside. ISBN978-0-671-63063-8.
6 Deck Shoe Blackjack Box Storage
