Blackjack: When to hit or stay on 16?........

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I am assuming the casino is not offering surrender or insurance and is playing with multiple decks. That being said generally here's how I would play your scenarios. I usually do not surrender even when it is offered and the odds say to do so and have a couple of blackjack apps I use a lot experimenting with different plays and strategies.

#1. When the dealer shows 10 you are going to hit any 16 except where you have a pair of 8's in which case you will split them.

#2. When the dealer shows 5 you are going to stand on 16 unless you have a soft 16 (ace and 5) in which case you will double down.

#3. When the dealer shows an ace the same rules apply as in #1. The only distinction would be if the casino offered insurance but that's not part of our equation here.

FWIW I know of no casinos objecting to a player using an odds or strategy card as opposed to actual card counting.



I have different blackjack books I've accumulated over time but Million Dollar Blackjack (which incidentally does have several card counting strategies) is my favorite partially because of the different playing strategies it discusses and partially because of the entertaining stories it contains. LINK

I may need to purchase that book

Great! Now people can read your robot guide instead of participating in the intended Purpose of the thread


Thanks a lot Counselor....... Jfc......

Just a sample card on odds for people not familiar with them or who have not heard about them and there are different cards with different strategies. It is hard to imagine anyone playing blackjack without some working knowledge and understanding of the odds even if they want to ignore them. On the "edges" so to speak you can play it either way. Gut, premonitions, etc., can come in play. Some form of card counting can as well if you are into that. The odds can't change--they are what they are and that is why the casinos allow the cards for those who want to use them--but they are a reference point for deciding how you want to play a hand. Each player has to develop their own strategy as far as the execution is concerned.

Like I said earlier, I usually don't surrender when it is offered even when the rules say I should do so because that's not part of my own strategy--in that case I'd rather take the risk. That's going to apply to other hands as well--I do not strictly go by a reference card; just a tool in deciding how to play a hand and I don't use them much anymore as I can play from memory.

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Though, I have to say, that second scenario could change based on what other players are showing.

Right now Jeff is losing his arse and blaming it on the god damn yankees.

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Moral: Hit, Hit, Hit. Life is too short.