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Originally Posted by Lattimer
It is. The house edge you find on websites is based on the #4 seat, since that's the exact middle of the table. It's just an average - the closer to #1 the better, and to #7 the worse.
also depends on whether or not the house uses a shuffle machine.
If the house uses a shuffle machine, then it adds 0.5% to the player's edge in seat #1.
But if you ask the dealer to scramble before placing cards in the shuffle machine, it increases your edge for that hand by 3%, so you should always ask for a scramble as many times as possible.
Only thing better than a scramble is a set-up change. A new deck gives you an additional 5% in edge but decreases 0.025% each time it is shuffled. We can negate this degradation to some extent by asking for scrambles...
