Split cards in play. Most styles of blackjack will let you double down on split hands, and also re-split your hands further if the possibility arises. However, as explained, some casinos have rules which restrict additional options. Splitting Tens One of the most debatable moves in the world of blackjack involves what to do when you have two 10s at the start of a hand. Naturally, you have to option to split them. This will give you two separate hands that are worth the same total. If you stand on a pair of 10s vs. A 6, your average winnings come to $70.31 per $100 wagered. If you split the 10s instead, the average winnings drop to $43.18 per $100 in ORIGINAL wagers, or $43.18 per $200 once you include the split bets. Unless you’re a card counter in an extreme positive count, it’s best never to split 10s. No Ace Splits - Some casinos do not allow a split of Aces. This Blackjack rule is fairly rare and should be avoided. Split any time - This allows you to Split a hand after drawing additional cards as long as you have two cards of the same value touching each other. For example, draw 10,2,2 and you can Split the Deuces. Split any 16 - Such as A5. 'I knew you'd agree with that. But you said 'bad play.' I take it you disagree with me on splitting the 10s.' Splitting 10s is a bad play, one a non-card counter should never make. It is true that once you split 10s against a 6, you still have an advantage, and it is true that splitting the pair enables you to get more money on the table.
And he was quite amazing to say the least!
On one hand he had a pair of 5s and the dealer showed a 10-value card. He split the 5s, nailed 6s on both of them, and then doubled each one grabbing 10-value cards. He drew crummy double down cards but the dealer busted.
A few hands later he got a 20 and the dealer showed a 10. He split the picture cards and got two stiffs. But once again the dealer busted.
I will give him credit for one thing: he was consistent. He always split 10s no matter what. He always took insurance. And if he 'felt right' he even doubled down on 12s!
I didn't play very long but I saw quite a bit!
The major thing I took away from this was that if a person is going to invest so much money in playing this game then one would think that he would take a little time to learn how to play at least 'somewhat' properly!
But maybe if money is no object to him then it doesn't matter.
It would not surprise me if he also plays craps and his favorite bet is 'any seven,' positively the worst bet on the board.
I did not say a word but I did hear what appeared to be grumbling from a few people. I don't know if they were grumbling because they were losing or because this guy was winning with so many 'idiotic' plays!!!
I cannot envision any situation where one would split 5s or 10s against a 10 except if you were in a blackjack tournament and you needed to do something 'dumb' in order to have any chance of beating all the other players.
- 16th Century Saying |
NeverSplit 10's
| Another big error I see all the time is the splitting of 10's. Once again, only if you are counting cards and only if the deck is very rich in 10's and even then only if the dealer has a very bad upcard should you even consider splitting 10's. 20 is a good hand!!! Why break it up?? Think about this for a moment... you don't get good hands all that often! When you do you certainly don't wish to make it any easier on the dealer by breaking up your good hand! I asked a girl the other day why she did this and her answer was, 'Because I have a chance to win more money.' Hey, she's right! On one occasion she kept splitting her 10's, seven times on one hand alone, and therefore had $7,000 dollars riding on that particular hand! Obviously, she now has a greater chance to win $7,000 than she did if she had not split in the first place. (Her chances of winning $7,000 before she started splitting were zero, since she only had her $1,000 out there!) However what she fails to realize is her chance of losing $7,000 also increase! And with a bunch of bad hands out there now, her chances of losing are now greater than her chances of winning! In fact in this case, she was splitting 10's when the dealer had a 9 up which made it even worse! As it turned out, she lost almost every hand when the dealer flipped over a 10 for a total of 19. Her original 20 would have been a winner. But hey, like she said, she 'had a chance' to win more money. Never split 10's. It's a sucker play. The people who you see do it almost always have a large negative total in front of them. Doesn't that alone tell you something?? I've accumulated $303,000 in the past couple of weeks playing blackjack at Yahoo! (I currently have $343,000 but about $40,000 of that was earned at the poker tables, before blackjack was available) and I have yet to split 10's! |
Jeff here had a great hand here, 20 against the dealer's upcard of an 8. So what does he do? He breaks up this great hand into three hands, all of which were worse than what he had in the first place. He should have won $1,000 here. Instead he lost $1,000 for a difference of $2,000 dollars. This happens often when 10's are split. |
Do You Split 10s In Blackjack
| Fgalvis lost $5,000 on this hand, when he should have won $1,000... for a difference of six grand! That's an expensive mistake! |
Never Split 10s
Blackjack Do You Split 10s Pro
| Splitting 10's may be fun... and at times it may also produce a big win. But your main objective should be to make the play, each and every time, which is best in the long run. And splitting 10's is not the way to go. When you check out the Basic Strategy chart, located on a separate page, you'll see 10's are not to be split, no matter what the dealer upcard is. |