Re: Blackjack Variance
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I just know to get the same amount of risk and profit potential on 1 hand compared to multiple hands(this takes into account splits/double downs) you place 73% of your 1 hand wager on 2 hands and 57% on 3 hands. 57% of $5 is $2.85 for your example. Of course you could not bet this odd amount. These figures give you the same risk on 1,2 or 3 hands. The number of rounds has nothing to do with it. If you play more rounds with a higher risk, your variance will increase.
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Oh, I've got it. So what you're saying is that 3 bets of $2.85 each produces the same variance as one bet of $5. But $2.85*3=8.55/bet. Since $1*3<$2.85*3, Mannika's answer is obviously correct for the question I asked, and your answer is the variance-levelling bet size.
Thanks to both.
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