The local casino here has a rule I haven't run into before and can't figure out the strategy adjustment, if any, I should make for it.
The rules are basic: No surrender, insurance 2:1, Original Bet Only, hit's soft 17. Double Down any two cards. Double after split allowed.
Now splitting has some specific rules. Pairs you can only split three times. This RARELY happens, (and has never happened to me) so I'm not too worried about it.
But if you split ACES, each ace gets one card sideways. So you can't take hits or double down after splitting aces --and of course you can't split again if you catch another ace. (It sucks to loose your bet because of a SOFT 12. they don't even put soft 12 in BJ calculations, cause you're not supposed to have.)
Sometimes I win when I split aces, and sometimes I loose. But the very times it has happened is not enough of a "sampling" to make a decision. I'm interested in the math/probabiilities. For example if the dealer is showing a 6, I'm sure I'll be fine. but when showing a ten, there's a ggood chance I could loose two bet's instead of one.
So does the addage; "Always split aces" apply with this specific rule?
Thanks for any answers or links to other pages explaining this.
The rules are basic: No surrender, insurance 2:1, Original Bet Only, hit's soft 17. Double Down any two cards. Double after split allowed.
Now splitting has some specific rules. Pairs you can only split three times. This RARELY happens, (and has never happened to me) so I'm not too worried about it.
But if you split ACES, each ace gets one card sideways. So you can't take hits or double down after splitting aces --and of course you can't split again if you catch another ace. (It sucks to loose your bet because of a SOFT 12. they don't even put soft 12 in BJ calculations, cause you're not supposed to have.)
Sometimes I win when I split aces, and sometimes I loose. But the very times it has happened is not enough of a "sampling" to make a decision. I'm interested in the math/probabiilities. For example if the dealer is showing a 6, I'm sure I'll be fine. but when showing a ten, there's a ggood chance I could loose two bet's instead of one.
So does the addage; "Always split aces" apply with this specific rule?
Thanks for any answers or links to other pages explaining this.