[alkonaut]

> This is more than the casino advantage for 6-deck blackjack against an optimal player (5$)

I have seen that figure (roughly 0.5% edge) but that has to depend on how deep the shoe is dealt? I remember playing only the last hands with dealers playing down to between 1.0 and 0.5 decks left. That meant you could play hands where you knew almost all remaining cards were suited. I guess the average edge assumes constant bet and doesn't include betting strategies based on counting at all? (And those strategies obviously wouldn't work in any real casino because it's "frowned upon").