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Address: 410 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart TAS 7005
General Enquiries: (03) 6225 0112
Opening Hours: 2pm to 2am daily
Email: email@wrestpoint.com.au
Website: http://www.wrestpoint.com.au

How to get there: Situated on the Marina in Hobart.  Everything in Hobart is within walking distance in this small city.

General Conditions: Opening in 1973, Wrest Point is the oldest casino in Australia.  The complex also includes two hotels (one 5 star and one 3 star), a conference centre and five restaurants.  Table numbers are as follows:

$5-$500: 3
$10-$1000: 3
$25 - $1000: 1

The $10 -$1000 tables are unique (maximum bet usually $500) and quite alluring for card counters.  However, a rule can be enforced restricting your bet to no more than 3 times your previous bet.  Being such a small casino you may only last a few hours here before being barred.  Currently cutting 2 decks or less from 8 decks, depending on the dealer.

Blackjack Rules

• 8 Decks
• Double on 9, 10, 11
• Dealer stands on soft 17 (S17)
• Split to 3 hands
• Aces split to 2 hands
• One card only on split aces
• Double after split (DAS)
• Blackjack pays 3:2
• Insurance pays 2:1
• Dealer blackjack takes Original and Busted Bets Only (OBBO)

Blackjack Basic Strategy

For a given set of blackjack rules, there is only one best action to take for each possible hand a player may get versus each possible upcard a dealer may have.  This set of "best actions" is know as the Basic Strategy.  The basic strategy to be followed at Wrest Point Casino is as follows:

 For hard totals:

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
9	H	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
10	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H	H
11	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H
12	H	H	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
13	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
14	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
15	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
16	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
17	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

 For pairs:
 

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
2,2	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
3,3	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
4,4				SP	SP
5,5
6,6	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
7,7	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
8,8	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
9,9	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP		SP	SP
10,10
A,A	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP

For Soft totals, always hit on soft 17 or less.  Hit on soft 18 if dealer shows 9, 10 or Ace.

House Edge: 0.513%

INDEX
The dealer up-card is displayed along the top, and the players totals down the side. "S" = "stand" "H" = "hit" "D" = "double" "SP" = "split"