Unlike craps and roulette, where each throw or spin is independent of the one before it, in blackjack the probabilities for the next card depend on the cards that have been dealt so far. Since the dealer never changes his strategy, the player can overcome the house advantage by carefully counting the cards that have been dealt and betting more when his odds of winning are better. 12 face cards in total.  At what points in the deal can the probability of a face card be the same as it was at the start?

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Unlike craps and roulette, where each throw or spin is independent of the one before it, in blackjack the probabilities for the next card depend on the cards that have been dealt so far. Since the dealer never changes his strategy, the player can overcome the house advantage by carefully counting the cards that have been dealt and betting more when his odds of winning are better.

12 face cards in total. 

At what points in the deal can the probability of a face card be the same as it was at the start?  

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