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Effect of Card Removal in Blackjack (Appendix 7)

Last Update: Mar 12, 2002

Effect ofRemoval

The following table showsthe effect on the player's expected value by removing one ofthe given card for each deck. For example if the removedcard is a seven then each deck would have three sevens, asopposed to the usual four. These numbers were based oninfinite deck, dealer stands on soft 17, double on any twocard, double after split, split only once, and strategyadjustments for the changed deck compostion.

Effect of Removal Table
Rank	Effect
2	0.003875
3	0.004610
4	0.006185
5	0.008018
6	0.004553
7	0.002937
8	-0.000137
9	-0.001997
10	-0.004932
A	-0.005816

Following is a chart showingthe above numbers.

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