I'm often confused by blackjack strategy charts that have tables with overlapping domains. For example, this chart includes four tables: pair splitting, soft totals, hard totals and late surrender. If I have a pair of 8s against a 10, the pair splitting table tells me to split, while the late surrender table tells me to surrender. From what I've seen in other sources, you're supposed to split in that case. Can I generalize this and say that the pair splitting table always has priority over the late surrender table?
Similarly, if I have a soft 16 versus the dealer's 10, the soft totals table tells me to hit, while the late surrender table tells me to surrender. Again, according to other sources, you shouldn't surrender soft totals, so apparently the soft totals table takes precedence over the late surrender table.
An even more complicated set of tables is seen in CVCX, which has six tables: hard hit/stand, soft hit/stand, hard double, soft double, split and surrender. Given what I've seen in the examples above, I would assume the priority list goes split 1st, soft double 2nd, soft hit/stand 3rd, surrender 4th, hard double 5th, hard hit/stand 6th. Am I correct?
Similarly, if I have a soft 16 versus the dealer's 10, the soft totals table tells me to hit, while the late surrender table tells me to surrender. Again, according to other sources, you shouldn't surrender soft totals, so apparently the soft totals table takes precedence over the late surrender table.
An even more complicated set of tables is seen in CVCX, which has six tables: hard hit/stand, soft hit/stand, hard double, soft double, split and surrender. Given what I've seen in the examples above, I would assume the priority list goes split 1st, soft double 2nd, soft hit/stand 3rd, surrender 4th, hard double 5th, hard hit/stand 6th. Am I correct?