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Yes, you can surrender against a 10, 9, and 8. For that matter, you can surrender against any card the dealer is showing.

On my trip to Colombia I found this casino with the following rules: -Dealer hits soft 17 -Early Surrender Allowed, yes, you could surrender any hand against an Ace -No Hole Card -DAS on any hand allowed -Ace Split allowed, with the interesting fact that you could ask for more than one...

Just wondering... I went to Grosjean's website http://www.beyondcounting.com (Archive copy) and read that he's working on a new book, namely "Exhibit CAA: Beyond Counting" Now, is it fair to assume that all the info contained in his early version "Beyond Counting" will be available in...

I wanted to know if there's a general consensus on the following items: -Total bankroll -Trip bankroll -Session bankroll as a function of the player's basic wager. By "basic" I mean whatever the player decides to bet consitently, i.e. $5, $10, $25, etc. For example: -Total...

I was wondering if someone knows what the mathematics behind Basic Strategy are? How do they come up with the tables? How is the mathematics behind BS changed depending on the different house rules? Are there any research papers/books/essays out there that would be worth reading to understand...

Now I'm confused. What exactly is early surrender? The ability to quit when the dealer is showing an Ace as a hole card and get half of your bet back? or The fact that you get half of your bet back if the dealer draws a BJ on his initial Ace after you've played your hand? What happens with...

It's been almost 4 months since I played at that casino and I'll probably have to wait until christmas to hit their tables again. I can contact one of my friends down there and ask him if you can surrender when the dealer is showing an Ace as his hole card. Now, if that's the case, wow, then I'm...

These are the rules at the casino I play: -6 Decks -Dealer stands on soft 17 -Double down after split allowed -Double down any 2 cards -No hole card -Split any 2 cards allowed -Resplit allowed except aces -Early surrender allowed With this site's calculator, the House Advantage is...