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Snackjack: A Toy Model Of Blackjack, Stewart N. Ethier, Jiyeon Lee
Snackjack: A Toy Model Of Blackjack, Stewart N. Ethier, Jiyeon Lee
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Snackjack is a highly simplified version of blackjack that was proposed by Ethier (2010) and given its name by Epstein (2013). The eight-card deck comprises two aces, two deuces, and four treys, with aces having value either 1 or 4, and deuces and treys having values 2 and 3, respectively. The target total is 7 (vs. 21 in blackjack), and ace-trey is a natural. The dealer stands on 6 and 7, including soft totals, and otherwise hits. The player can stand, hit, double, or split, but split pairs receive only one card per paircard (like split aces in blackjack), and …