3 card and 4 card 16's

[Blitzkrieg]

In the book "Beat The Dealer" Thorp talks about standing on 3 and 4 card 16's. I know modern basic strategy says to hit...using REKO I know that the compromise index calls for standing on hard 16 and 15 with a +2 count. With a high negative count it makes sense to take a hit on a 3 or 4 card 16 but is Thorps recommendation of standing on 3 and 4 card 16's still generally accepted today? Or did he say that back in the early days of card counting because they would deal out to the last card?

[Three]

Basic strategy is based only on the cards in the match up. What is the count on a 3 or 4 card 16vT? What does your count say to do with only that information? Get it now? Composition dependent plays work in shoe games for those index 0 plays.

[DSchles]

If you're asking about basic strategy only, then it is correct to stand on multi-card 16 vs. 10. If you're using a count, then it doesn't matter how you achieve 16; you use your index to tell you whether to hit or stand.

Don

[Blitzkrieg]

Thanks guys.