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Are you sure the HA is only .2? How is this, even though its double deck, its not like you can count cards, aren't they shuffling every hand or something like that? And even so, the variance on a 140x bonus....

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note that I didn't actually recommend to anyone that they clear the PR bonus this way. HA on a typical 6-deck S17 DAS game in AC or vegas is only around 0.3-0.4%, so taking 4 more decks out of the shoe is slightly more advantageous to the player. you can plug the numbers into blackjackinfo.com yourself to see.

player EV on a good online blackjack bonus like Intercasino (25xB) is about +3.5% based on their 8-deck rules. also note that long-term variance DECREASES if the WR is higher. the primary issue, therefore, is net earnings per hour.