To properly calculate your expected blackjack loss per hour, you need 2 items:
- House Advantage (Expected Value) of the game you are playing
- Hands played per Hour
With that in mind, here is a chart that gives you an estimate of the number of blackjack hands you will play per hour based on the number of players at the blackjack table.
| Players | Hand per Hour |
|---|---|
| 1 | 210 |
| 2 | 140 |
| 3 | 105 |
| 4 | 84 |
| 5 | 70 |
| 6 | 60 |
| 7 | 53 |
A good estimate for your long-term blackjack hands played per hour is somewhere in the 60-80 range. For a blackjack player receiving comps, more players at a table is better than few players.
Next time we will dive into the formula for calculating expected blackjack loss per hour when playing basic strategy.
John Levandowski 