Introduction
Blackjack is a popular casino game that can be played for money using any number of hands. In blackjack, the player is dealt two cards face down and then must choose whether to stand (put money in the pot) or take (remove money from the pot). If the player stands, they receive another card and must decide again.
If the player takes, they also receive another card and their original bet is doubled. The goal of the game is to earn as much money as possible by beating the dealer.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to make blackjack in Python using the sklearn library. First, we will create a simple model to predict the probability of standing based on a given hand.
Then, we will use this model to play blackjack against a simulated dealer using scipy. Finally, we will discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of playing blackjack with a machine versus playing against human opponents.
Getting Started
To start, we first need to install sklearn and scipy. You can install sklearn by following these instructions:
If you are using Windows, you can install sklearn by following these instructions: If you are using MacOS or Linux, you can install sklearn by following these instructions If you are using Ubuntu or Debian, you can install sklearn by following these instructions
Once sklearn has been installed, we can begin creating our model for predicting the probability of standing. To do this, we will use the numpy library. To do this, we first need to import numpy into our script:
Next, we will create our model object:
Finally, we will train our model using sklearn’s train() function:
After training our model, we can test it by predicting the probability of standing for a given hand:
Finally, we can print out our predictions to see how well our model performs:
As you can see from this example, our model performs relatively well at predicting the probability of standing for a given hand. However, as with all models – there is room for improvement.
In future tutorials in this series, we will discuss some ways that you can further improve your skills as a blackjack player.
