Re: Blackjack question - splitting 8s

terry tesch wrote:
I don't play BJ a lot, but I was always taught to split eights and
Aces. Now that I play a little more, I I know if the dealer has a
four-6 I stay with what I have.

No, this is wrong. You TOTALLY want to split 8s and aces when the dealer has
4-6. You are basically a favorite ONLY if you split:

AA against Dealer 4: Stand: -0.20084 Hit: +0.12929 Split: +0.58230
AA against Dealer 5: Stand: -0.15875 Hit: +0.16083 Split: +0.63371
AA against Dealer 6: Stand: -0.11516 Hit: +0.18954 Split: +0.67965

88 against Dealer 4: Stand: -0.20617 Hit: -0.45879 Split: 0.21889
88 against Dealer 5: Stand: -0.16407 Hit: -0.45083 Split: 0.302104
88 against Dealer 6: Stand: -0.12486 Hit: -0.43754 Split: 0.37451


Think about it this way. What would you rather be dealt: 9,7 or 3,5? 8
is an easy hand to improve upon.



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