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Originally Posted by Slifdog
I pushed one hand of black Jack and they left the match play ticket for the next deal (as I expected they would).
The double / split scenarios you describe would increase the house edge over the "match play" portion of your bet, but would it seriously compromise the EV of basic strategy Bjack to the point that Roulette with match play becomes the better bet? Interesting, Are you certain of this?- Roulette's house edge is a minimum of 5.26% and perfect basic strategy Bjack's house edge is .59% - I gotta call false here.
Reference:
http://wizardofodds.com/roulette
http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack
Some casinos take the match play ticket on a push (for example, I'm 99% sure Foxwoods does). If Parx does not do so, it would certainly justify BJ as a choice for using the MP coupon, especially as there rules are pretty favorable to begin with (late surrender, right?).
I think it comes down to the rules of the casino. Pushes? Does the MP pay 3:2 on a BJ? Can you double and/or split the MP coupon? Etc.
Also the optimal strategy is "murkey" with MP coupons (at least to me). Normally you would double with ace vs ten, but if you can't double your MP, I think it may very well be better NOT to double (that is a gut feeling, I haven't done all the math).