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Blackjack Hit Or Stand

When to Hit and When to Stand in Blackjack. So you should hit 8 or less, hit 12 and stand 13+. Dealer's Card is a 2. The dealer is still in a bad position but a bust is slightly less likely. It's because the chances of the dealer getting 2 cards totaling 20 is roughly 10 percent. As such, it is good to hit on a 9 instead of doubling so you.
“In blackjack, should you stay on 5 or hit when the dealer is showing 6?” Unless your trying to give your money away, NO! If the dealer is showing a six the only other thing we know for certain is that they are going to have to take another card o.
Never hit on 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 when the dealer is showing 16 or less Always split 8's Double down on 11 if dealer is showing 17 or less. Other Blackjack Tips. Four easy rules on when to hit and when to stand in Blackjack. If your hand is 11 or less, always hit. You can't possibly bust, so the extra card will only help your hand.

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Just hit the damn thing and be done with it. You're not going to win with 16. If you can't surrender it, hit it against the face card as a matter of course.... unless you're counting.

ewjones080

I've always wondered how much bad plays affect house edge. I always try to play by the book, of course I'm not much of BJ player, so I haven't memorized BS.
I've started to think the percentage difference between hitting 16 v. staying is miniscule. Or not splitting hands you're supposed to, or not doubling soft hands you're supposed to. Our BJ games carry a HA of 0.6%, but my boss told me once they pull in more like 1.5% due to common bad plays. How much does always taking even money on BJ v. Ace raise the house edge? Or always staying on soft 18?

weaselman

I've started to think the percentage difference between hitting 16 v. staying is miniscule.

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Indeed.

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Or not splitting hands you're supposed to, or not doubling soft hands you're supposed to.

These are (much) larger. And they add up.

How much does always taking even money on BJ v. Ace raise the house edge?

About 0.03%

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Or always staying on soft 18?

About 0.02%

'When two people always agree one of them is unnecessary'

bbvk05

Not hitting a 16 against a 10 is miniscule in value. Not hitting a 16 against a 7, 8, 9, on the other hand, has more of an effect. A lot of people will stay on 16 vs a dealer 7, which is asinine.
What I don't understand is why people want to do stupid things like not doubling 11 v 10, standing on 16 against 7-9, and not doubling soft 18 when appropriate. What process makes you think that is the better idea that should be employed over mathematically sound ideas? Why is the stupid decision the default one and the correct decision the thing that must be justified?

1BB

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To the uninitiated some plays are counterintuitive. Add to that poor advice over the years from players and dealers alike. Others just want to play for recreation and have no desire to learn basic strategy. They're still playing with less house edge than other games.
Embrace all of these players because they're the ones paying the AP's 'salary'.

Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth. - Mahatma Ghandi

weaselman

What process makes you think that is the better idea that should be employed over mathematically sound ideas?

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For most people the fun of gambling is synonymous with getting a lucky hunch, and following your fortune.
If the 'inner voice' tells you to stand, that's reason enough. And whatever you do, you can't do worse than betting on that lucky number in roulette.
Unless you are an AP, any gambling is 'stupid' (or, better said, irrational). Basic Strategy does not make it rational. It helps you lose less, but you will still lose, so what's the point?

'When two people always agree one of them is unnecessary'

helpmespock

Just hit the damn thing and be done with it. You're not going to win with 16. If you can't surrender it, hit it against the face card as a matter of course.... unless you're counting.

There are exceptions to basic strategy. 16 vs. 10 in 2 to 8 decks where you got to 16 with 3 or more cards means you should stand.
Why? I don't know the mathematical explanation, but I'd guess that if you got to 16 with 3 or more cards it must have included smaller cards which means there is relatively more 10's in the deck now.
Basic Strategy Exceptions
--helpmespock

pacomartin

Consider an infinite deck a player 16 against a dealer 10. Hitting versus standing will win one more time out of 1667 times this setup happens. So assuming 100 hands per hour, 9 hours a day, 7 days per week, you would one time more in a year of play.
With a difference so minor, it is not surprising that the removal of a few small cards which are beneficial to the player, would shift the best decision from 'hit' to 'stand'.

juiciejennie

Just hit the damn thing and be done with it. You're not going to win with 16. If you can't surrender it, hit it against the face card as a matter of course.... unless you're counting.

sorry i know this is old thread, butt i was just browsing around and when i read this, i giggled! soo funny! 'just hit the damn thing and be done with it'!! ha ha...ya sometimes at the table, there are people who ponder and take fornever whether they want to hit, stand surrender etc and i'm thinking 'omgggg just hit!!!'
there are many times at tables, when i get 16 and i automatically hit (because i always hit when dealer shows face or 7 and above) and the ppl are like noooo! and then i get a 4 or 5~

AxiomOfChoice

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Does your casino allow surrender? Because it's better to surrender that 16 than hit it against a 9, 10, or Ace (but not against a smaller card!)
But good for you for hitting it instead of being scared and standing like so many players do.

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