3 card hand total
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If you're playing fresh off the top of the deck, standing with a 3+ card 16 is a better decision than hitting.
The consensus I saw over at a lengthy blackjackforumonline thread was that you should stand on a multi-card 16 unless you see more 6's than 5's on the layout. There are other, similar, rules of thumb.
If you're counting, just stand on any plus count.
The consensus I saw over at a lengthy blackjackforumonline thread was that you should stand on a multi-card 16 unless you see more 6's than 5's on the layout. There are other, similar, rules of thumb.
If you're counting, just stand on any plus count.
Not as damaging as you might think.
Staying on a 3 card 16 vs a 10 is not very damaging. You will lose almost nothing and in some rare cases you might gain something. However if you stay with a 3 card 16 vs a 7,8,9 or Ace you will lose a lot more. In a stand soft 17 game you will lose the most for standing against an ace. Standing with a 3 card 16 vs a 7 is more damaging than standing against an 8,9, or 10.
In my opinion standing on a 3 card 16 vs a 10 is a reasonable play but standing on any 16 vs a 7 is a horrible play but most people at the table think the opposite and that is exactly why most people lose at blackjack in the long term.
Staying on a 3 card 16 vs a 10 is not very damaging. You will lose almost nothing and in some rare cases you might gain something. However if you stay with a 3 card 16 vs a 7,8,9 or Ace you will lose a lot more. In a stand soft 17 game you will lose the most for standing against an ace. Standing with a 3 card 16 vs a 7 is more damaging than standing against an 8,9, or 10.
In my opinion standing on a 3 card 16 vs a 10 is a reasonable play but standing on any 16 vs a 7 is a horrible play but most people at the table think the opposite and that is exactly why most people lose at blackjack in the long term.
Yes. Certainly in SD and DD games Basic Strategy would be to stand on 3-card 16's vs 10. I'm pretty sure that's true all the way thru 8D.
But, the more decks the less it matters. With 8D, it'll cost you one unit after you play for 5 years, 40 hours a week
In single-deck, Basic Strategy would also be to stand on a 3-card 12 vs 3.
It's something you never see on Basic Strategy cards because they are "total-dependent" for 2-cards only. There are other multi-card BS changes for SD and DD that are worth learning if u ever are going to play alot of those kind of games.
But, the more decks the less it matters. With 8D, it'll cost you one unit after you play for 5 years, 40 hours a week
In single-deck, Basic Strategy would also be to stand on a 3-card 12 vs 3.
It's something you never see on Basic Strategy cards because they are "total-dependent" for 2-cards only. There are other multi-card BS changes for SD and DD that are worth learning if u ever are going to play alot of those kind of games.
i'm on the fence about this one too, usually though in my case it's a 4 card 16 vs. dealer 10!
that's when i usually mutter under my breath some profanity that entices the people around me to start laughing.
I think it is such a close call.... Fred Renzey (plugging his "blackjack bluebook II" yet again) says to stand if you have a 4 or 5 in your 3 card hand. It is best explained here:
http://renzey.casinocitytimes.com/a...not-the-best-thing-with-16-against-a-10-27377
that's when i usually mutter under my breath some profanity that entices the people around me to start laughing.
I think it is such a close call.... Fred Renzey (plugging his "blackjack bluebook II" yet again) says to stand if you have a 4 or 5 in your 3 card hand. It is best explained here:
http://renzey.casinocitytimes.com/a...not-the-best-thing-with-16-against-a-10-27377
The 45 rule is good as a way to get most of the benefit but, although I couldn't tell how many decks Mr. Renzey was talking about in that article, or whether it was H17 or S17, the exception to that rule would be to hit all 6,6,4 from 1D thru 8D at least in S17 games.
As to your 4-card dilemma, in S17 games, hit A86A, A762, A663, 9322, 6622, & T222 for all decks 1 thru 8. Obviously AAA3 & AA22 are trivial.
Interestingly, probably only to me lol, one would stand on 9322 thru at least 4 decks.
Once again, not that this matters worth a cr*p, except to people like me suffering from OCD
As to your 4-card dilemma, in S17 games, hit A86A, A762, A663, 9322, 6622, & T222 for all decks 1 thru 8. Obviously AAA3 & AA22 are trivial.
Interestingly, probably only to me lol, one would stand on 9322 thru at least 4 decks.
Once again, not that this matters worth a cr*p, except to people like me suffering from OCD
