I have been searching all over to try and get a hole card basic strategy for Spanish 21. If the dealer exposes his hole card in BJ I use Shackleford's (wizard of odds) appendix 16. http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack/appendix16.html
Occasionally however I find a hole carding dealer on Spanish 21 and want to be able to take FULL advantage. The beauty of Spanish 21 hole carding is you can make more extreme plays (like hitting 17) without drawing any heat and the rules (Double any number cards, Double Down rescue, surrender) in my opinion would make it more advantageous to hole card Spanish 21 than regular BJ. Right now I follow Shacklefords appendix 16 with a few alterations: Surrender everything except 11 to a dealer 20. Double 10&11 vs 17 (and rescue it if I lose). Surrender 15,16 and 17 to a dealer 19. I think this captures the bulk of the advantage but Im sure there are a few plays where I am not aggressive enough and a few where I am too aggressive. Any advice/suggestions on obvious omissions is appreciated. I don't think there is any software that can test it, but someone with an astute knowledge of probability could likely help my edge a bit. The casino I play has a bunch of new hires starting this week, they're usually my best source of hole carders so some good information sooner is better than perfect information later.
Thanks and what a great site! Here are the SP21 rules I play:
A player 21 always wins.
Player blackjack beats dealer blackjack.
Player may double on any number of cards.
Player may hit and double down after splitting aces.
Player may surrender half of total bet after doubling down (known as "double down rescue.")
A five-card 21 pays 3 to 2, a six-card 21 pays 2 to 1, a seven or more card 21 pays 3 to 1. However the bonuses are not paid if the player doubled.
A 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 of mixed suits pays 3:2, of the same suit pays 2:1, and of spades pays 3:1.
Suited 7-7-7 when the dealer has a seven face up pays $1000 for bets of $5-$24 and $5000 for bets of $25 or over. In addition, all other players receive a $50 "envy bonus." This rule does not apply after splitting.
Dealer stands on a soft 17.
8 Spanish decks are used. (No 10's)
Late surrender on the initial two cards.
Occasionally however I find a hole carding dealer on Spanish 21 and want to be able to take FULL advantage. The beauty of Spanish 21 hole carding is you can make more extreme plays (like hitting 17) without drawing any heat and the rules (Double any number cards, Double Down rescue, surrender) in my opinion would make it more advantageous to hole card Spanish 21 than regular BJ. Right now I follow Shacklefords appendix 16 with a few alterations: Surrender everything except 11 to a dealer 20. Double 10&11 vs 17 (and rescue it if I lose). Surrender 15,16 and 17 to a dealer 19. I think this captures the bulk of the advantage but Im sure there are a few plays where I am not aggressive enough and a few where I am too aggressive. Any advice/suggestions on obvious omissions is appreciated. I don't think there is any software that can test it, but someone with an astute knowledge of probability could likely help my edge a bit. The casino I play has a bunch of new hires starting this week, they're usually my best source of hole carders so some good information sooner is better than perfect information later.
Thanks and what a great site! Here are the SP21 rules I play:
A player 21 always wins.
Player blackjack beats dealer blackjack.
Player may double on any number of cards.
Player may hit and double down after splitting aces.
Player may surrender half of total bet after doubling down (known as "double down rescue.")
A five-card 21 pays 3 to 2, a six-card 21 pays 2 to 1, a seven or more card 21 pays 3 to 1. However the bonuses are not paid if the player doubled.
A 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 of mixed suits pays 3:2, of the same suit pays 2:1, and of spades pays 3:1.
Suited 7-7-7 when the dealer has a seven face up pays $1000 for bets of $5-$24 and $5000 for bets of $25 or over. In addition, all other players receive a $50 "envy bonus." This rule does not apply after splitting.
Dealer stands on a soft 17.
8 Spanish decks are used. (No 10's)
Late surrender on the initial two cards.