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[QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 2185927, member: 23910"]
*shrugs*

The information to edge sort is public too, given that anyone in the game can see the front card in the shoe.  Kind of a moot point though because this was a private salon and Ivey was the only player.

I'm by no means an expert on edge sorting but the consensus is that yes, if done properly it can make the game +EV for the player.

As for the house edges, as I said earlier it's something that can vary from casino to casino.  Bets on the banker in punto banco typically carry a house edge of ~1%, whereas not all players are capable of playing perfect blackjack and not all casinos offer blackjack games with the favourable conditions described in your link (some only pay 6:5 on blackjacks instead of 3:2, for example).

Remember also that the whale isn't necessarily a rational creature.  Some of them probably don't mind giving up a higher house edge to play baccarat over poker because the get to squeeze the cards in baccarat, for example :p
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