66 vs dealer 7

[Preston]

Can someone run a sim on this one?

On a few recent trips to the casino I have tried a play that seems to be working, but I want someone to help with the math on this one... it is splitting 66 vs 7 in a + count.

So far it has worked. Last I tried it I got dealt a 4 and doubled down to get 19, then the next 6 I drew a 5 and DD for 21. Dealer flipped over a 17.

[mdlbj]

Im not sure on this one, I usually do not venture beyond the Illustrious 18 Indices .. Im sure there is some info out there..

[MrPill]

Originally Posted by Preston

Can someone run a sim on this one?

On a few recent trips to the casino I have tried a play that seems to be working, but I want someone to help with the math on this one... it is splitting 66 vs 7 in a + count.

So far it has worked. Last I tried it I got dealt a 4 and doubled down to get 19, then the next 6 I drew a 5 and DD for 21. Dealer flipped over a 17.

Preston,

Sounds like you got lucky.

If you think about it, if you are in a positive count (i.e. extra tens) you would be more likely to draw tens, right? You would be more likely to draw to 24 & 26 on those hands and the dealer to his 17.

Pill

[Automatic Monkey]

It would take a lifetime of blackjack for splitting or not splitting 66 vs 7 to make much of a difference. (In a DAS game, you would never want to do that were you can't double after the split.) There are probably indices where it is +EV and others where it is -EV.

Overall though, I'm not a fan of putting extra money on the table without there being a significant advantage to it.

[KenSmith]

This is probably the strangest basic strategy play.
In one or two deck games with DAS, splitting 66 vs 7 is basic strategy.

[ScottH]

Originally Posted by KenSmith

This is probably the strangest basic strategy play.
In one or two deck games with DAS, splitting 66 vs 7 is basic strategy.

Starting at 2 deck games I learned to split them.

[aka23]

Originally Posted by Preston

Can someone run a sim on this one?

On a few recent trips to the casino I have tried a play that seems to be working, but I want someone to help with the math on this one... it is splitting 66 vs 7 in a + count.

So far it has worked. Last I tried it I got dealt a 4 and doubled down to get 19, then the next 6 I drew a 5 and DD for 21. Dealer flipped over a 17.

It depends on the rules... with 1 deck and double after split allowed, then the expected return is .07 higher by splitting. With 2 decks, .01 higher.

If double after split is not allowed or there are more than two decks, then it is not to your advantage to split.