Blackjack Tournament Questions

[WhiteWolf]

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"Its basically sacrificing your hand to cause the other guy to lose.

You don't care that much if you win or lose, you only care if the other guy does."

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whether I hit or not has zero impact one whether or not the other guy wins or loses. why not go with the play with higher EV?

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This comes up in situations where if you and he both win the hand, you win the tournament. If you and he both lose the hand, you win the tournament. If you lose the hand + he wins it, he wins the touranment. So, if you stand, he no longer can (because if he does, you both either win or lose together, depending on if the dealer busts or not). He now has to take extra risks, to set up a scenario where the dealer does not bust and beats you but loses to your opponent's better hand. From what I understand, tournament blackjack is primarily about playing to beat the other players, not beat the house.