What is the purpose of the Single Deck Blackjack table in the VIP area?

[MonsieurVoltaire]

I played at this table for a few hours today. Am I incorrect, or is the deck reshuffled after every hand? Does this not completely defeat the purpose of having a single deck table?

[76561198228328720]

Well, consider that in the "normal" BJ's table you play with six decks... it's a huge difference! You have to keep in mind the cards that are already come off, spying the dealer and the other players' ones too, and hoping to have good cards for yourself that let you win the hand! :-)

[PixelDonut]

True nightmagic but doesn't that still defeat the purpose of just having one deck if it's going to be shuffled every hand anyway?
I mean that's like playing with a ''new'' deck after every hand and I doubt there's much difference between having one deck reshuffeled everytime or just 6 decks straight out. Or I'm just retarded and don't understand anything no more (which does happen more often than I'd like to admit)

P.S. Anyone know if it's 1. Possible and 2. ''Legal'' to count cards online?
Not that I know how to count cards but I do know real casino's frown upon it (though officialy by law it's not illegal in most places I believe)

[MonsieurVoltaire]

I read that casinos/tables that use a CSM (continuos shuffling machine) should be avoided like the plague; that they are in fact worse than playing standard 6/7 decks.

[76561198228328720]

Sorry, I forgot to tell you that the deck is shuffled only when all its cards are been used! When you see a yellow card while the dealer is spreading the cards, you know that the next hand will have the deck shuffled! :-)

[MonsieurVoltaire]

Just played 50+ hands at the Single Deck BJ table and saw no yellow card. Also, the shuffling sound plays at the end of every hand. Trying to find the exact stats on playing a single deck game that is shuffled every hand.

Edit: Can confirm that the deck is shuffled every hand. Received Qd in consecutive hands.

[dakin1]

Single deck is reshuffled after every hand as you stated; however, using a strategy card (which you can easily find using a simple online search) the house edge is lower than the 6 deck game, and if played perfectly, the player has a very small edge (around 0.13% IIRC). This equates to an expected win rate of 13 chips per 10000 bet, so don't expect to get rich anytime soon :)

Since the deck is reshuffled each hand, there is no real card counting per se (other than a few cases if you hit several times where the cards out may cause you to want to deviate from basic strategy), so if you have the bankroll, you are better off betting the table max each hand. Bear in mind this game still has a very large standard deviation, so big losing streaks are still possible here even if the overall edge is small.

DL has stated previously in the forums that card counting at the 6 deck game here at the 4 Kings is permissible as long as you don't use an external program to do so (if you use your head that is fine)

[MonsieurVoltaire]

@dakin1 Very informative, thank you.

[PixelDonut]

Cool good to know, thanks for the info Dakin.