Hit hard 18 against a dealers ten.
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kewljason
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Mr Tamburin is not very highly thought of by many on this site, but this seems a stretch for even him. :laugh: Any posibility that this was a misprint and meant to say soft 18 vs 10. I used to read his weekly tips in the Atlantic City weekly and they were usually basic strategy plays like hit 16 vs 10, hit 12 vs 2 and 3 and hit soft 18 vs 10. Plays that while BS, ploppies often don't make.
From this article:
http://www.casinocenter.com/blackjack-strategy-plays/
Tamburin’s Tip of the Month How Would You Play This Hand?
Your initial two-card hand was a soft 13. You hit three more times and you’re relieved that you have an 18, so you instinctively stand. That’s a big mistake. Basic strategy for a soft 18 against a dealer 10 is to hit, regardless if your hand is composed of Ace-7, Ace-3-4, or even the above five-card hand. You must be disciplined and follow the basic strategy if you want to be a successful blackjack player.
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As the other reply noted, he's talking about soft 18, not hard 18. Big difference.
http://www.casinocenter.com/blackjack-strategy-plays/
Tamburin’s Tip of the Month How Would You Play This Hand?
Your initial two-card hand was a soft 13. You hit three more times and you’re relieved that you have an 18, so you instinctively stand. That’s a big mistake. Basic strategy for a soft 18 against a dealer 10 is to hit, regardless if your hand is composed of Ace-7, Ace-3-4, or even the above five-card hand. You must be disciplined and follow the basic strategy if you want to be a successful blackjack player.
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As the other reply noted, he's talking about soft 18, not hard 18. Big difference.
From this article:
http://www.casinocenter.com/blackjack-strategy-plays/
Tamburin’s Tip of the Month How Would You Play This Hand?
Your initial two-card hand was a soft 13. You hit three more times and you’re relieved that you have an 18, so you instinctively stand. That’s a big mistake. Basic strategy for a soft 18 against a dealer 10 is to hit, regardless if your hand is composed of Ace-7, Ace-3-4, or even the above five-card hand. You must be disciplined and follow the basic strategy if you want to be a successful blackjack player.
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As the other reply noted, he's talking about soft 18, not hard 18. Big difference.
I thought so too.
From this article:
http://www.casinocenter.com/blackjack-strategy-plays/
Tamburin’s Tip of the Month How Would You Play This Hand?
Your initial two-card hand was a soft 13. You hit three more times and you’re relieved that you have an 18, so you instinctively stand. That’s a big mistake. Basic strategy for a soft 18 against a dealer 10 is to hit, regardless if your hand is composed of Ace-7, Ace-3-4, or even the above five-card hand. You must be disciplined and follow the basic strategy if you want to be a successful blackjack player.
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As the other reply noted, he's talking about soft 18, not hard 18. Big difference.
It's better to stand if dealt from single deck. Any other number of decks it's best to hit.
21gunsalute
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21gunsalute
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Is the BS engine here inaccuarte? I tried every rule combo for single deck and they all said hit soft 18 against 9 or 10. A few diff combos said to stand against an Ace.
iCountNTrack
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My friend you are wrong, if you take the hand composition into account is it slightly better to stand
According to one chart I have you hit a soft 18 against an Ace at TC +1; stand at 0.
21gunsalute
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That's according to the BS Engine on the column to the left.
And the other posters here are not talking about basic strategy. They're talking about the specific hand composition in his example. In single deck, all those missing deuces make standing slightly better.
21gunsalute
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And that makes sense for that particular hand. I thought they were just talking about soft 18 in general.
Cardcounter
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They probably mean hit soft 18 vs a dealer 10. Not hard 18.
Blue Efficacy
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With all those deuces used up in a single deck game you would certainly want to stand, no?