Quick Blackjack Question - Page 2

aka23 · #11 10-20-2006, 03:12 AM

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sometimes I split 10s when the dealer has 5 or 6. how much EV is this loosing?

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A little less than 1/4 of the bet size on each hand where you split tens against a 6, more against a 5. The strategy table at http://www.beatingbonuses.com/blackjack.htm shows blending colors when the difference in expected value is below 0.15 . This is not one of those points.

Queensgrad · #12 10-20-2006, 08:37 AM

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sometimes I split 10s when the dealer has 5 or 6. how much EV is this loosing?

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A little less than 1/4 of the bet size on each hand where you split tens against a 6, more against a 5. The strategy table at http://www.beatingbonuses.com/blackjack.htm shows blending colors when the difference in expected value is below 0.15 . This is not one of those points.

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thanks.

BigDave · #13 10-20-2006, 04:44 PM

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sometimes I split 10s when the dealer has 5 or 6. how much EV is this loosing?

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I was sitting at a blackjack table in Vegas when this guy went to split 10's. This little old lady looks at him and says "If you had a 12 inch [censored] would you split that too?"

10-10 vs 6 has an EV of +.70 when you stand and when you split your ev is +.47. So you still win more then you lose when you split, but not as much as you would for just standing.

MycroftX · #14 10-26-2006, 06:17 PM

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I was sitting at a blackjack table in Vegas when this guy went to split 10's. This little old lady looks at him and says "If you had a 12 inch [censored] would you split that too?"

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AAAAaaaaaahahahhahaha.

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but that is [censored] funny.

sevencard2003 · #15 01-31-2007, 01:31 AM

i like playing Bj much better when its just me and the dealer. then i dont have people BITCHING about me moving to 2 hands when the counts in my favor.

nappy · #16 01-31-2007, 06:46 AM

Here's something I've always wondered. Do you surrender two 8s against a 10 or are they supposed to be split?

aka23 · #17 01-31-2007, 01:48 PM

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Here's something I've always wondered. Do you surrender two 8s against a 10 or are they supposed to be split?

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Under typical online BJ rules, splitting has a slight edge. Some may consider this difference negligible, and may prefer surrendering to reduce risk of a big loss.

The expected loss from splitting is ~-0.48.
The expected loss from surrendering is -0.5.

BBKPoker · #18 02-02-2007, 06:00 PM

Split (unless dealer does not peek for blackjack).

BBKPoker · #19 02-02-2007, 06:03 PM

The added EV of re-hitting when you draw a 2-4 on values 7 and 8 are overwhelmingly positive over the marginal EV of having doubled your bet when you draw a 10, far more so than having an extra bet in when you have a pat hand 12-16 against the dealer 5-6.