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Are there studies of blackjack which consider how the house plays against multiple players?

Essentially, as long as you have a better hand than most other players at the table, you should have a higher chance of winning.




Higher chance than the other players - yes. But that is irelevant, since you are playing against the house - not the other players.


Sure, but if you're among the last ones to play your can use that information to decide whether to hit or stand.

If you have the weakest hand, the house will play to beat _you_, so it should be better to risk and hit. But if another player has worse hand, the house will play to beat _them_. The house won't risk to go bust if they already beat half of the players, so you don't have to risk a hit if you're in the better half.


The house makes zero decisions, there is no information you can derive there.


Ah you are right, I just read they stop playing after 17.




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