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    newtobj
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    newtobj: Hitting a hard 17

    I mistakenly hit a hard 17 during my last session, I got a 3 for a hard 20 and won the hand. This got me thinking that maybe hitting a hard 17 is not a bad strategy during negative counts, getting a nice low card (3 or a 4) makes a good hand. Of course one must ignore the other players who will want to have you removed from the casino for hitting the 17.

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    Sharmon
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    Sharmon: Re: Hitting a hard 17

    Maybe with a TC of -5 or less and if the dealer has an ace up (sounds about right ? ) . This will draw a lot of heat for nothing as this is a pretty good cover hand why waste it ?

    > I mistakenly hit a hard 17 during my last
    > session, I got a 3 for a hard 20 and won the
    > hand. This got me thinking that maybe
    > hitting a hard 17 is not a bad strategy
    > during negative counts, getting a nice low
    > card (3 or a 4) makes a good hand. Of course
    > one must ignore the other players who will
    > want to have you removed from the casino for
    > hitting the 17.

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    Sun Runner
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    Sun Runner: Re: Hitting a hard 17

    > This got me thinking that maybe
    > hitting a hard 17 is not a bad strategy
    > during negative counts ..

    I'm sure there is an index such that hitting hard 17 would be the correct play. But why would you be still sitting there in that low a count?

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    Victoria
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    Victoria: Possibly, but 5's and 6's

    > I'm sure there is an index such that hitting
    > hard 17 would be the correct play. But why
    > would you be still sitting there in that low
    > a count?

    I am sure an index can be formulated but remember that those 5's and 6's are no longer little cards when you hit a hard 17 and they figured into your neg count

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    Coug Fan
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    Coug Fan: Hi-Lo index Numbers

    Per SBA for SD, H17:

    Dealer 8 up = -9
    Dealer 9 up = -9
    Dealer A up = -4

    I don't have an index for 10 up, but it is less than -9, since I set that as a limitation for my sim.

    This is an index that I do not use since it draws more heat than splitting tens. Also, I would likely have a min bet out at this point, unless I was at third base and had seen alot of faces and aces before I acted.

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