On carnival cruises and blackjack....

aloyouis · #1 (**permalink**) March 19th, 2006, 08:22 PM

Does the dealer hit or stand on soft 17's?

BigGreg · #2 (**permalink**) March 20th, 2006, 01:06 AM

according to the ocean players club the dealer stands on soft 17 the link is here http://www.oceanplayersclub.com/games/blackjack.asp .... and if you want to know about any other stuff in the casino www.oceanplayersclub.com is a great resource to overall information about the casino games and how to play.

aloyouis · #3 (**permalink**) March 20th, 2006, 01:07 AM

Thanks Greg!

BigGreg · #4 (**permalink**) March 20th, 2006, 01:09 AM

no problem.. I think a lot more people should be aware of the site.. it would probally excite a lot more people about gambling on the ship.. lol glad to be of assistance.

aloyouis · #5 (**permalink**) March 20th, 2006, 01:11 AM

Another question for you:Are there single deck games and if so are the 6-5 pay games?

BigGreg · #6 (**permalink**) March 20th, 2006, 02:12 AM

I highly doubt there are single deck games... just the thought makes me want to let you now I have a great ability of counting cards.. if we played 1 deck everyone would be winners.. or know when to get out cause odds are against you for the remainder of the deck..

aloyouis · #7 (**permalink**) March 20th, 2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BigGreg

I highly doubt there are single deck games... just the thought makes me want to let you now I have a great ability of counting cards.. if we played 1 deck everyone would be winners.. or know when to get out cause odds are against you for the remainder of the deck..

They defeat the counters chances by shorting the blackjack payouts and eliminating mid deck entry.

Russell in MD · #8 (**permalink**) March 21st, 2006, 11:14 AM

Carnival doesnt have a SD game. RCCL does/did with a $25 min. Multi deck games are 8D with about 75% pen

RCCL hits soft 17 CCL and its affiliates dont. That makes big differance in the odds so beware.

Ive never seen them short payouts for BJ however they dont allow mid-deck entry (wonging) into SD games. Thats pretty much a no-brainer. No problem with multi-deck games besides ploppers.

HTH

Russell