Was playing heads up in Vegas earlier this year, early in the morning. The count went positive midway through the shoe, so I went into my heads-up card saving plays. Borderline plays designed to save cards but at a minimum cost. Don't split 2's, don't split 3's, don't split 4's,6's or 7's vs dealer 2,3,4, don't split 9's vs 2,3,4,7,8,9, don't double A7 vs 2,3 dont double A8 vs 4,5,6 (even at the proper index), ect. All plays designed to save cards, but according to BJA the cost of these incorrect plays is less than half a cent per $100 wager.
Towards the end of the shoe I get 9,9 vs dealer 4. I stand and win when dealer draws 17. Cut card comes out during next hand. Had I split I wouldn't have gotten this extra hand @ max bet ($400 x 2.5% advantage= EV $10.00) So any way on this last (extra) hand I draw 9,9 vs dealer 4 again! Same exact hand. Since the cut card is already out I split and win both. Now here's the best part. Well, winning all hands was the best part, but here's an extra bonus. There was a floor guy who had been standing watching me play. Not in a threatening way but more a it's 2am and I am bored way. So he says to me, "You got the same hand twice in a row and played them differently", to which I reply, "yeah, I never go by any set rule, more my gut feeling". He walked away shaking his head. :laugh:
Towards the end of the shoe I get 9,9 vs dealer 4. I stand and win when dealer draws 17. Cut card comes out during next hand. Had I split I wouldn't have gotten this extra hand @ max bet ($400 x 2.5% advantage= EV $10.00) So any way on this last (extra) hand I draw 9,9 vs dealer 4 again! Same exact hand. Since the cut card is already out I split and win both. Now here's the best part. Well, winning all hands was the best part, but here's an extra bonus. There was a floor guy who had been standing watching me play. Not in a threatening way but more a it's 2am and I am bored way. So he says to me, "You got the same hand twice in a row and played them differently", to which I reply, "yeah, I never go by any set rule, more my gut feeling". He walked away shaking his head. :laugh: