TIPS & TACTICS - BLACKJACK Part II

Splitting your pairs

Knowing when to split your hand into two hands, is very important. It is also a very easily learned knowledge. You should always split a pair of aces or a pair of eights. A pair of aces will total either two or twelve but if you split them

each card will now be worth eleven. Splitting a pair of eights means you are breaking up a hand of sixteen, which is the worst hand you can have.

You should split pairs of twos and threes only when the dealer card is between a four and seven. Split sixes when the dealer has a three through six. Split a pair of sevens when the dealer has a three through seven. Split a pair of nines when the dealer has two through six, or has an eight or nine showing. You should never split a pair of fours, fives, or tens!

Hit or Stand

For hard hands, if the player's cards amount to 12 or higher, there are three rules:
� Hit if the player hand totals 12 through 16 and the dealer has a seven or higher.

� Stand on any hand totaling 17 or higher.
� Stand if the player cards total 12 through 16 and the dealer has two through six.
For soft hands there are only two:
� Always draw to soft 17 or less.
� Only draw on soft 18 if the dealer has an eight, nine or ten.

Double Down

To double the bet in exchange for one more card:
For hard hands, there are three rules:
� Double down when the player's cards total 11 and the dealer has a ten or less.
� Double down when the player's cards total 10 and the dealer has a nine or less.
� Double down when the player's cards total nine and the dealer has a four, five or six.
For soft hands, there are also three rules:
� Double down with a soft 13 and soft 14 when the dealer has a five or six.
� Double down with a soft 15 and soft 16 when the dealer has a four, five or six.
� Double down with a soft 17 and soft 18 when the dealer has three through six.

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