House split odds requiring...
April 20th, 2016 at 8:08:07 PM
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Casino's rules as far as split goes...
"You can Split 2 cards that have the same denomination, such as a Queen and a 10, or two Eights. Your hand is divided into 2 separate hands and a bet equal to your original bet amount is placed on the second hand. If you Split a pair of Aces and then draw a card with a value of 10, this is not Blackjack, just a hand with a value of 21. You can Split up to 3 times per game (get up to 4 hands). If you Split Aces, each Ace is dealt one card, and the hands automatically Stand."
Here is my problem with this , they will only allow you to split '20' if the cards are of the same denomination even though a j, q, k have a face value of 10 , You only split twenty if your dealt two j's , q's 10's or k's ....
How does this effect the house odds if your one of those guys who wants to take the risk and split 'twenty' vs the dealers face card showing a six or whatever?
Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
"You can Split 2 cards that have the same denomination, such as a Queen and a 10, or two Eights. Your hand is divided into 2 separate hands and a bet equal to your original bet amount is placed on the second hand. If you Split a pair of Aces and then draw a card with a value of 10, this is not Blackjack, just a hand with a value of 21. You can Split up to 3 times per game (get up to 4 hands). If you Split Aces, each Ace is dealt one card, and the hands automatically Stand."
Here is my problem with this , they will only allow you to split '20' if the cards are of the same denomination even though a j, q, k have a face value of 10 , You only split twenty if your dealt two j's , q's 10's or k's ....
How does this effect the house odds if your one of those guys who wants to take the risk and split 'twenty' vs the dealers face card showing a six or whatever?
Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
April 20th, 2016 at 8:23:20 PM
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Er, the casino's own instructions say you can split Q-10. You are confusing "denomination" and "rank". A Queen and 10 have the same denomination in blackjack (i.e. 10).
Since splitting a pair of 10-cards decreases the player advantage, a rule that prohibits it can only hurt the house. At best, it has no effect, if the player would have stood on 20 anyway.
Since splitting a pair of 10-cards decreases the player advantage, a rule that prohibits it can only hurt the house. At best, it has no effect, if the player would have stood on 20 anyway.
