Sure. Whatever you'd like. It makes perfectly good sense just the way he wrote it. Doubling what you call a soft 20, but what should be called A,9, isn't anywhere near a bad mistake. Like splitting tens, it's a very high positive-e.v. play. It's just that standing is even higher.
But, if you were trying to show just how bad a mistake could be, doubling your hard 20 is about as bad as it gets.
So, how much would you like to bet?!
Don
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There are still much less costly cover plays to make at minimum bets than insurance.
Do u know what the house edge is for insuring two 10s? In a single deck game heads up it's above 15% or in other words close to 50x the EV differential for some basic strategy hit/stand decisions.
Routinely taking insurance incorrectly doesn't represent good bang for buck. Your EV will go much further with other cover plays.
So as a counter How much edge are you aiming for when planning on attacking a game? Do you guys have a mimimum percentage like 1.0 or 1.6?
Or just simply as high as possible just to squeeze the crap out of the actual game?
I hope my question does make sense to Yous.
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