two hands verses one

[BlackjackHap]

I play in Atlantic City, and was curious if there is any advantage to playing two hands at $25.00 or one at $50.00

 

[shadroch]

Suppose you are playing one on one with a dealer. Playing only one hand, you'll split the BJs 50-50. Playing two hands, you'll get 66.6% of the BJs. :eyepatch:

 

[iCountNTrack]

I play in Atlantic City, and was curious if there is any advantage to playing two hands at $25.00 or one at $50.00

Actually if you were to play two hands, you should play two hands of 37.5. There is good information about in Blacjack Attack. Also there is a good thread about this:
http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=15014

 

[ycming]

Actually if you were to play two hands, you should play two hands of 37.5. There is good information about in Blacjack Attack. Also there is a good thread about this:
http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=15014

Could you please expand on that ? and assuming $50 was his max bet.

Would my expected return be higher if i betted 2 hands ?

Thanks
Ming

 

[hammer1570]

One hand would get 100% of his max bet on the table.
Two hands of 37.5 would get 75 on the table, or 150% of his max bet.

When the count gets well into your favour, you want to get more money on the table. From what I understand by splitting to two smaller hands you increase the money in play whilst also maintaining the same RoR.

 

[ycming]

Ahh if we can maintain the same ROR and have more money on the table then no doubt it is better

More opinions the better!

Many thanks guys
Ming

 

[zengrifter]

I play in Atlantic City, and was curious if there is any advantage to playing two hands at $25.00 or one at $50.00

2x $25 presents less risk and flux for a neophyte - you can last longer. zg

 

[FLASH1296]

Betting Two hands gets more money into action and thus reduces your overall Risk,
but you need to understand that in order to do so, you need to bet 75% of what is
indicated for that ONE hand on each of TWO hands - in order to avoid the perils of ...
~ O V E R B E T T I N G ~​

 

[Sonny]

There is also some info in the Frequently Asked Questions thread about this topic:

Q: Should I play multiple hands? How should I bet if I do?
A: Playing multiple hands is a good way to increase your win rate and/or reduce your risk. Here are some threads about playing multiple hands:

http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=3069
http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?p=16488

-Sonny-

 

[moo321]

I play in Atlantic City, and was curious if there is any advantage to playing two hands at $25.00 or one at $50.00

You should play two hands if you're playing in AC.