What is the probability of the player winning with each score from 0-9 in the first hand/play? There are 416 cards (8 decks) and each score is the sum of the 2 cards drawn e.g. 2 and 4 = 6. All cards are face value except 10, J, Q, K which are all 0 and Ace = 1. There is a player and a banker, whoever gets a higher total wins. If either hand gets a natural - 8 or 9, they automatically win except if one hand is 9 and the other is an 8, so the 9 wins. There are ties in the game. If the total goes above 9 e.g. 15, you subtract 10 from the score - 17 - 10 = 7. Here are the rules for both the player and the Banker.
Player Gains a 3rd card if the total of their initial hand is between 0-5. If their total is 6 or 7, the player stands (doesn't draw). Banker follows same rules if remains at two cards.
Banker
- If the player draws a 2 or 3 as a third card, the banker draws a third card if their total is 0-4, but stands (doesn't draw a card) if they have a total between 5 -7.
- If player draws a 4 or 5, the banker draws a third card if their total is between 0-5, but if not, the banker stands if their total is 6 or 7.
- If player draws a 6 or 7, the banker draws a card if their total is between 0-6. If it isn't and their total is 7, they stand.
- If an 8 is drawn by the player, the banker draws a third card if their total is 0-2, but they don't draw a card if their total is between 3-7.
- If 9 or a 0 is drawn (10,J,Q,K), banker draws a third card if their total is 0-3, but the banker stands if their total is between 4-7.