How to audit a live blackjack help panel in ten minutes

I use the same checklist on every new stream. It takes less time than a single shoe.

One: find the natural. If it is not 3:2, close the client. Two: dealer on 17. S17 is the player-side version. H17 is a 0.22-point tax. Three: deck count, stated as a number, not "multi-deck." Four: double after split, number of splits, what split aces receive. Five: surrender, yes or no. Six: insurance, and whether it is only against an ace. Seven: any rebate, and whether it is a fraction of the edge or a coin-back promotion with a wagering wrap. Eight: what the game does if you disappear.

Duel's live panel clears that list in public. Natural 3:2. Stand on all 17s. Eight decks. No double after split, one split, aces get one card. No surrender. Insurance 2:1 against an ace. Sixty percent of the edge back on every hand, no wagering wrap. Timeout policy published, and it is not basic strategy.

You can price that list. The house did: 99.44%. A second pricing of the same list: 99.3943%. After the rebate: 99.78% or 99.76%. Those are audit outputs, not slogans.

The reprint of the panel, the independent price, and the strategy flips that follow from the split limits are collected at Duel Blackjack Pays. Copy the checklist. Do not copy a rating. The next table you open will fail a different line, and the only way to see which line is to read the panel yourself.