Obviously this video is referring to the 99% of players who don’t count cards. You obviously know the answer if you had to choose that specific of a scenario.
Is it so much card counting than it is checking to see if the dealer’s face up card is a 7, 6, or a 5? I’d say it’s less risky and good to split if that’s the case.
@@vince7189 the book says otherwise 🤣. You're simply wrong. Why would you take the 2nd strongest hand in blackjack (20) and possibly turn it into 2 losing hands.
For basic strategy players, yes don’t split. If your are counting and converting to a correct true count there are deviations. H17 you’d split against a dealer 2-6. S17 against a 4-6.
You won't be escorted out, you can do weird stuff but if you keep winning, they will temporarily ban you from the table (which is messed up because what if your actually not counting cards and it was just by chance) and you can come back for an hour and you'll only be banned from the blackjack tables for an hour, then they welcome you back like nothing happened. Also it's not illegal at all
The dealer usually doesn't care if you are counting. The pit boss on the other hand might care. Plenty of people get away with splitting tens. It is not as big a threat to longevity as you've been lead to believe. I don't always do it but have done it and suffered zero ramifications. They are all still sending me comp offers. The drunk act can buy you much leeway.
@@kenstevens7855 have you never watched a ploppy split tens? I've seen it and they didn't get backed off. I've done it while counting and wasn't backed off either. I had positive sessions when doing it too.
@@DadeMurphie the casino knows you're counting within a few minutes after you sit down. It just depends on how greedy you get whether you get booted or not. All these smart gamblers are so naive.
Mathematically speaking, there is actually a scenario where you should split your tens against a bust card and that is when the deck is rich in 10 value cards it’s a mathematical certainty you can’t argue against it
Never stand on 16 if dealer is showing 7- 10 I don’t need a TC to tell me what I should do, I need a TC to tell me what I bet. You’re not an AP amirite?
Im a dealer, people ask all the time "can i split those" and i always respond with "can you? Yes. SHOULD YOU? Probably not thats the 2nd best hand in the game"
I always split 10s if a 6 is showing. I know everyone will say but it's basic strategy. But that's what I do. I'm betting on dealer's weak hand all the time regardless of what I got
@koaglide do we agree a 10 card is basically the best starting hand. And a 6 is the worst. So why is it not a good bet to have 2 hands starting at 10 against a 6. You're prolly the same guy who will double down on a 10 or 11 while dealer also has that.
@@vince7189it’s not that you’re not set up well at the initial split, its that you had an almost guaranteed win that you gave up in order to play 2 likely worse hands.
Exactly. They play the way the casino tells them too. For christ sake they print out basic strat cards for people to buy. People don't understand that if you play that BS long game shit they will always win. I mean if your a pro gambler sure I get it. Otherwise I go like once a year. I'm goo a try to win some money not grind like a pussy.
I split tens if the dealers showing a shitter and most importantly I’m sitting at the table by myself because I play for fun and the risk and don’t want gambling addicts in my ear about how I shouldn’t have done that
I play off book. I honestly don't care what others think. It's my money and they're my cards.. i enjoy the fun so why not "gamble" a bit. I find cruise casinos are the best to play crazy like that since they're usually not the snobby "play by the rules" type
@@PaulDrabik-df5kw This is how they would play the hand in the casino go to. Dealer splits the cards. Deals each 10 another card. This would now be 10 & 2 and 10 & K. The player now decides to take another card for the 12. so it now 10 & 2 & 6. He they stays on 18 (hand 1). The player stays on 20 (hand 2)
You should sweat tense but only against the dealer 4 5 or six when the deck is running hot Horse for keeping count and your true count is above a positive 8. Also keep in mind. You should only better according to your bank role. So if you have enough to play a hand of that nature, then yes, you should take the opportunity only against the dealer 4 the dealer 5 or the dealer 6
@@anthonycastillo8055 Google is your friend buddy 😉. While you may be able to see that a decision someone has made directly affected your hand, the odds are still the same as you are playing the dealer. Even if a person takes a dealer bust card, they could also have taken a low card that same hand. If you think this way you would have to think every decision everyone at a table makes affects your play lol. It doesn’t. It only affects their play.
In double exposure blackjack (dealer shows both cards) you should split tens against dealer 13-16. To offset advantage of seeing both dealer cards, dealer wins all ties.
I've done it out of desperation a few times trying to recover losses. Only when I'm the only player at the table and only against a 7 or less for the dealer.
of course you can make idiotic plays and still win. to me it shows you have no idea what youre doing and i leave. never split the F's. four, fives, faces
@@Anonkontello if you want to play with people hitting 17's have at it. i dont care if it statistically doesnt matter. i'll only play at tables that stick to basic strategy
lol made this mistake last night. The dealer actually looked confused and even tried saving me asking “…you sure..” then the whole table including me got a laugh after i got 16/18 and the dealer got 19 and the dealer explained why I did a goof
@@Backyardpainting209 just look it up. You should split tens against a six when the count is a true 6 or above, meaning the running count/decks left= 6. To get the running count, start at the beginning of every shoe at 0. For every 2-6 that was dealt, add 1. For every 10-ace, minus 1. Also, Whenever the true count is higher than 1, the player has the advantage over the casino, and that's where card counters bet bigger and beat the house.
Now if you keep on splitting 10’s and you just so happen by chance to be successful the majority of the time, the casino might just ban you for being a card counter!
This solves itself. If you are consistently splitting 10s without counting and knowing when to do so you this will not be successful the majority of the time.
My favorite are the ones who do it but only if they have an actual pair (like two Jacks). Besides doing something dumb, they don't even realize they can split any two 10 or face cards (like 10 and King)
when i was a table games dealer in KC, i always pointed to the hand and looked at the player and said, "thats 20!! 20!!" i even one time called the pit boss over because he laughed and told me if it happens to yoiu again, call me over", it did...i called BOSS!! he did the same thing..."thats 20, SIR!! 20!!"' player split it anyway and i won both hands...lol
When playing Spanish 21 I like to split, double down and I play three hands. It's just me and dealer I don't worry about other players trying to tell me how to do it. I made mad money playing savage mode for like 20-30 min.
Split tens only when you are able to … and if you know you know … I personally like playing aggressive when the dealer is showing any card with high bust potential ( 456) best being aggressive when the cards are delivered out correctly in your highest possible probability of bust … it’s math and foundation play … but he’s not wrong .. he’s just not all the way right
I always hear that but I'm about 75% win rate splitting 10s. I've split 4 10s/face in a hand and won all. Just depends on how table is running. I like to play off book
I like to split tens if the dealer is showing 6. It’s a psychological thing for me. If I get a 13 or 14, I assume they would have won anyway turning their 16 into a 19 or 20. And I tend to remember the wins way more than they loses in this specific scenario.
Every move you just made gose againt basic strategy. Also somtimes it is a good idea to split 10s *if you are counting cards and the true count is 6+ on a up 4 5 or 6*
I always split faces when dealer shows 6 or less. And honestly if i split and roll a 12 on a hand ill more then likely stay on it cause i have better odds of the dealer busting with a face up 6 or lower.
As someone who only has played blackjack in video games never bet $. I still only split aces everything else just feels stupid(unless dealer hasn’t busted in like 5+ hands and is holding a 5/6. Then I may be confident enough but w my double after loss strat I doubt I’d do that)
You want to split tens if the dealer has a 5 or 6 card. I cringe when the dealer has a 2 or 3 card bc somehow they usually can make it to 18 or 19. I generally dont like low cards.
For basic strategy, it’s true you should basically never split 10s. However, if the true count is high-enough (and “enough” depends on your betting spread), there are some cases where it’s worth splitting to double. 🙄
