Something good came out of splitting tens

Count was +5, dealer had a 6 and I had two tens. I split 'em to the dismay of the other players. I got another ten and they asked if I would split them again. I split the tens again! I got a 3, a 7, and a deuce on each of my tens. The pit boss was watching. The dealer had a 5 in the hole and then drew an ace and a queen to bust! If I didn't split the tens the dealer would have had a 21. If I didn't resplit the tens I would have pushed as the dealer would have had 18. I was betting $75 for a total of $225 so I was a bit nervous. The pit boss told me that he would send a limo to my house anytime I wanted to play at that casino (I don't think he was serious). So now they think I'm an idiot, or so I hope.

Just goes to show that splitting tens equally helps and hurts the table. Splitting tens is my favorite index play, I wish I could do it more often.

At a $75 bet I don't think you have anything to worry about. But if you're betting several hundred, I think Ian Anderson's comment re: ten splitting has some merit. I'm paraphrasing, but it was something along the lines of "When you split tens, you're either very sharp or a complete moron, and it won't take the casino long to figure out which."

I was playing alone (with my AP friend watching me) and since I was using his money (he lets me play with his bank sometimes, he's rich) I could bet big ($200 max). I had a pair of tens against the dealers 4, and it was roughly true 8 at that point. Had $200 on the table and split them, got an ace on the first one and to my surprise got another ace on the second. The dealer drew a 9 for 13 and I called out "come on 7!" and to my disbelief the dealer pulls a 7 for 20 and I win both bets. I was shitting my pants after that hand.

Don't ever do that when playing with other people at the table. You'll get lynched.

Would have been better if...


He'd have pulled that 8 :laugh::laugh::laugh:

It must be a cultural thing, but in australia it is standard practice to split 10's by anyone who wants to show that they are 'out for a good time' and not to win money. I don't think i have had a single session where at least one person was not splitting tens.