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Originally Posted by mikesouth
good advice right here another bit ALWAYS split 8s
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That should be basic strategy.
That said, I HAVE played blackjack in the past, and there was a time when I was playing solo at a table, was dealt a pair of 10s against a dealer's 6. I thought, fuck it let's have some fun, and said I wanted to split those 10s.
You'd think a fire alarm went off in the place, they called a pitboss over and they wanted to give me the third degree. I was like, "it's my money, I wanna split those 10s." They let me, I got an 8 and a 5, dealer hole card was a 2, dealer pulls 2 small cards and then a 10. Dealer busts, I win both hands.
Note, had I not made the "dumbass move you should never make" and split the 10s, dealer would've added the 8 and 5 onto their standing 8 and beat my 20 with a 21. That's how shit happens, it can go bad or good.
And believe me, I never would've made that split had anyone else been at the table. Not because I'd have given a shit about their hand, but because I wouldn't want to listen to their endless stream of bullshit about me "messing up their cards."