harris
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November 2nd, 2025 at 4:02:42 AM permalink
(Almost) everyone knows that you should surrender a 16 against a 10, or hit if that option isn't available.
But what about a three-card 16? Single deck compositional basic strategy is already known, but I could not find any information about 4-8 decks which is what I usually find. I did some analysis last night and forgot to post about it.

If the dealer hits soft 17 you stand except that should hit A+6+9, 2+6+8, 3+3+10, 3+6+7, 4+6+6, and when you have exactly 8 decks you should also hit 2+4+10.

These facts are true for both hitting and standing on Soft 17, I checked.

I hope this will be useful to someone here - personally I am starting to play with compositional basic strategy to gain a tiny edge (so far, not hitting 3-card 16s has actually helped me, but now I know which ones to hit).
aceside
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November 2nd, 2025 at 5:54:36 AM permalink
For single-deck games, Mental of this board has listed all possible 16 vs. T hands. Here is the link.

https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/blackjack/39079-blackjack-odds-of-winning-chart/#post924107

Here is my summary: Player stands on any hand that contains a 5; player hits only a few hands that contain a 6.

Let me list out all possible 3-card 16 hands

Stand: 259, 277, 349, 358, 448, 457, 556, 24T, 33T, A5T, A78.
Hit: 268, 367, 466, A69.
Last edited by: aceside on Nov 2, 2025
ThatDonGuy
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November 2nd, 2025 at 12:03:56 PM permalink
Quote: harris

(Almost) everyone knows that you should surrender a 16 against a 10, or hit if that option isn't available.
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My calculated strategy is, in a single-deck or double-deck game, stand on a hard 16 against a 10. Only hit with 3 or more decks.
billryan
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November 2nd, 2025 at 12:52:58 PM permalink
I look at the table and if no 4s or 5s are out,will hit.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
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