Basic strategy makes the actual playing of blackjack pretty easy. And for the most part it
Tag: Pair Splitting
Dealing with Splitting Aces
It seems that come casinos will take one approach to what happens when a blackjack player splits Aces. Some will go with a more greedy approach in that they will only allow players to receive one more card after splitting a pair of Aces. In other words they treat it like a double down.
Then you have casinos that are on the more enlightened side of blackjack. They will allow blackjack players to hit for more cards after splitting Aces. This difference, while it sounds small, can actually make an impact on the house edge to the tune of 0.14% off their edge, which improves your own blackjack odds.
So why is this house rule such a big deal?
First off splitting Aces is not a double down and it shouldn
Shrewd Blackjack Rules
There are two types of blackjack players. There are those that are there to have a good time, and are more about just having fun than winning any money. And then there are those who are about winning money. We
What Should Always Be Split?
Yesterday I looked at a pair in blackjack that should never, ever be split. So today we
What Should Never Ever Split?
Splitting all pairs is not the correct answer here.
The correct answer would be that you never, ever split a pair of 10
Player Advantages in Blackjack
My last post talked about the advantage given to blackjack players when they double down. But this is not the only play that players have at their disposal that the dealer doesn
Pairs to Not Keep in Blackjack
Just like how there are certain pairs in blackjack that should always be unsplit, there are some pairs that should always, always be split. So we
Pairs to Keep in Blackjack
Have you ever thrown a good thing away?
Have you ever split a pair of 10
Three Parts to Keeping Your Edge in Blackjack
Blackjack is one, perhaps the best, casino game to play. This is owed to the fact that, if strategy is used and used correctly, it is possible to lower the house edge to 0.05%. In some cases, again, depending on how good your strategy is and how well used, you can even out the odds, if not get an edge over the dealer.
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Ways to Cut Down on Your Loss per Hour
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