Here's my personal take on beginner blackjack errors:
Top Ten Errors Made By Beginner Blackjack Players
10. Not hitting with 12 when the dealer shows a 2 or 3
9. Not hitting with soft 18 against a 9, Ten, or Ace and not doubling against a 3, 4, 5 or 6
8. Not doubling a 10 or 11 when the dealer shows nine or less
7. Not doubling a 9 when the dealer shows a 3, 4, 5, or 6
6. Not doubling soft 13 through soft 18 hands when the dealer shows a 5 or 6
5. Not splitting 2s, 3s, 7s, 8s when the dealer shows a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7
4. Not splitting 9s when the dealer shows a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, or 9
3. Doubling for less
2. Taking insurance (when the count does not justify it)
1. Splitting tens
Doubling and splitting errors are often the most costly mistakes for a blackjack player because both decisions involve increasing the size of the original wager.
I think it would be interesting to analyze not only which errors are most common, but which errors are most costly. In other words, what is the frequency of the error * [EV(correct decision) - EV(incorrect decision)]?
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