As my first post, I'd like to start out by saying that this site has been extremely helpful for an up-and-coming card counter! I still have a long way to go, but I'm starting to get serious on the idea.
With that being said, I'm unsure on certain plays with more than 2 cards using basic strategy regarding soft hands. For reference, I'm referring to the Basic Strategy Engine table for 6 decks, S17, DAS, Late Surrender, Peek.
Here's the table section for soft hands:
___________ 2 3 4 5 6 7
A,2 (soft 13) H H H D D H
A,3 (soft 14) H H H D D H
A,4 (soft 15) H H D D D H
A,5 (soft 16) H H D D D H
A,6 (soft 17) H D D D D H
A,7 (soft 18) S D D D D H
Here's my question - What do you do if you still have a soft hand after you hit on a soft hand, and the chart tells you to double?
For example, lets say that I'm dealt A, 2, giving me a soft 13 and the dealer's up card is 4. Basic strategy tells me to hit, so lets say I hit and get a 3, leaving me with A, 2, 3, or soft 16. Basic strategy tells me to double here, but I can't since I already hit. What would I do in this situation? Hit again or stay?
This example could happen in a few different ways, another example would be if I am dealt A, 3 (soft 14) with a dealer upcard of 3. Again, basic strategy tells me to hit and I get a 3, leaving me with A, 3, 3 (soft 17). Basic strategy tells me to double, but I can't since I already hit. Again, hit or stay?
I've been reading through the lessons and I haven't found this answer yet (I might have overlooked it), so I figured the safest thing would be to post here just in case.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
With that being said, I'm unsure on certain plays with more than 2 cards using basic strategy regarding soft hands. For reference, I'm referring to the Basic Strategy Engine table for 6 decks, S17, DAS, Late Surrender, Peek.
Here's the table section for soft hands:
___________ 2 3 4 5 6 7
A,2 (soft 13) H H H D D H
A,3 (soft 14) H H H D D H
A,4 (soft 15) H H D D D H
A,5 (soft 16) H H D D D H
A,6 (soft 17) H D D D D H
A,7 (soft 18) S D D D D H
Here's my question - What do you do if you still have a soft hand after you hit on a soft hand, and the chart tells you to double?
For example, lets say that I'm dealt A, 2, giving me a soft 13 and the dealer's up card is 4. Basic strategy tells me to hit, so lets say I hit and get a 3, leaving me with A, 2, 3, or soft 16. Basic strategy tells me to double here, but I can't since I already hit. What would I do in this situation? Hit again or stay?
This example could happen in a few different ways, another example would be if I am dealt A, 3 (soft 14) with a dealer upcard of 3. Again, basic strategy tells me to hit and I get a 3, leaving me with A, 3, 3 (soft 17). Basic strategy tells me to double, but I can't since I already hit. Again, hit or stay?
I've been reading through the lessons and I haven't found this answer yet (I might have overlooked it), so I figured the safest thing would be to post here just in case.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
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