Splitting 8s is very much a move that basic strategy players swear. This is because two hands starting with an 8 each isn’t nearly so bad a start to a new blackjack round as a hard total of 16. Many could argue that splitting is bad because it means the player must put another bet of the same value on the table. Blackjack players are taught early on to split aces and 8s. But your faithful gambling columnist, always the skeptic, wonders: why? Before we get into specifics, it's only fair to offer a primer. Poker tournament dublin february 2019. In blackjack basic strategy, the rules for playing a pair of aces or eights is simple and straightforward. Basic blackjack strategy states that you should always split these pairs. There is a prevailing reason for splitting each of them.
The only time I would ever think you could justify not splitting 8s is if you're counting and the count is really negative AND it's late in the shoe. And if the count ever got negative enough for you to attempt this, chances are you've probably already walked away from the table due to the poor count. So yes, always split 8s against a 10. In that case, you always split. (Just remember—always split aces and 8s.) There’s no other way to get a soft total of 12, so you’re left with the possibility of a hard 12. If that’s what you have, you stand against a dealer 4, 5, or 6.
Is there an obscure index play on 8s not included in the I8?
I always split eights. But in a high count there must be a point where surrender or stand is a better option, especially if the dealer has a nine or ten.
I can't find a list of ALL options beyond the I18, and in fact they're so rare that I probably won't try to learn them.
But I faced a dealer's nine against my 8s with a true count of 6 and surrendered since I usually lose courage when the count gets high (10 units out there).
Always split eights? ALWAYS?
On Dec 16, 8:16 pm, 'SteveT' <Ste..@nospam.org> wrote:
> At the Palms once I saw a guy slide chips next to his original bet while
> showing a pair of fives. The dealer was showing a 7. The dealer asked are
> doubling on the10? The guy said no he wanted to split his fives. The dealer
> and everyone at the table tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted he
> wanted to split the fives. He lost both hands.
>
> SteveT
>
Splitting 8s is very much a move that basic strategy players swear. This is because two hands starting with an 8 each isn’t nearly so bad a start to a new blackjack round as a hard total of 16. Many could argue that splitting is bad because it means the player must put another bet of the same value on the table. Blackjack players are taught early on to split aces and 8s. But your faithful gambling columnist, always the skeptic, wonders: why? Before we get into specifics, it's only fair to offer a primer. Poker tournament dublin february 2019. In blackjack basic strategy, the rules for playing a pair of aces or eights is simple and straightforward. Basic blackjack strategy states that you should always split these pairs. There is a prevailing reason for splitting each of them.
The only time I would ever think you could justify not splitting 8s is if you're counting and the count is really negative AND it's late in the shoe. And if the count ever got negative enough for you to attempt this, chances are you've probably already walked away from the table due to the poor count. So yes, always split 8s against a 10. In that case, you always split. (Just remember—always split aces and 8s.) There’s no other way to get a soft total of 12, so you’re left with the possibility of a hard 12. If that’s what you have, you stand against a dealer 4, 5, or 6.
Is there an obscure index play on 8s not included in the I8?
I always split eights. But in a high count there must be a point where surrender or stand is a better option, especially if the dealer has a nine or ten.
I can't find a list of ALL options beyond the I18, and in fact they're so rare that I probably won't try to learn them.
But I faced a dealer's nine against my 8s with a true count of 6 and surrendered since I usually lose courage when the count gets high (10 units out there).
Always split eights? ALWAYS?
On Dec 16, 8:16 pm, 'SteveT' <Ste..@nospam.org> wrote:> 'Patrick' <dickens12..@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> At the Palms once I saw a guy slide chips next to his original bet while
> showing a pair of fives. The dealer was showing a 7. The dealer asked are
> doubling on the10? The guy said no he wanted to split his fives. The dealer
> and everyone at the table tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted he
> wanted to split the fives. He lost both hands.
>
> SteveT
>
>
> news:87b104a6-3bcd-4246-aa00-d9de872d8409@e4g2000prn.googlegroups.com..
>
>
>
> > Yes, I know I know..'serious' blackjack players always split 8s,
> > including against a dealer 10.
>
> > At first blush the Wizard of Odds seems to agree, since the projected
> > loss on a $100 bet by standing is $53.69, and the projected loss by
> > splitting is $47.55. No brainer, right?
>
> > But..since you're splitting, aren't you creating TWO $100 bets. So
> > wouldn't the projected loss be greater?
>
> > Or does the $47.55 projected loss covers the wager in its entirety,
> > including redoubles, splits, et al? In other words, if I were to split
> > 8s, resplit, and double, would the projected loss be the net of all of
> > those decisions?
>
> > Perhaps it's just too early in the morning and my brain is too
> > fuzzy. :)
Do You Always Split 8's In Blackjack Games
My favorite player was the guy betting several grand a hand and
DOUBLING on 12 against dealer's bust cards. His rationale was that he
stood only a 1/3 chance of busting himself. He actually made about
$50k in 20 minutes, then lost twice then in the next 30. Talking about
your high variance plays..
