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    Case study: Splitting 66v3 or not @ RC7 Double deck

    Here’s an interesting situation that came up recently in a heads up double deck game H17, DAS, 75% pen, which leads to 13/14 rounds per shoe. I’d like the take of the best players of the forum on this.

    It involves the infamous twins, 66s, against dealer 3 and at round 3.
    Using HiLo, RC before the deal is +4 with a $ 50 bet at a $25 minimum table.
    At decision time the RC is up to +7 which is very promising early in a DD shoe.

    Splitting those 66s at that count is a -1% EV and standing is -20% EV.
    Please correct my math if I am wrong but if I don’t split, and stand, I give up 19% on that $50 hand (roughly $10 average on the long term) and I expect to make that up in the next 10 rounds.

    If the average TC for the next ten rounds is TC2 (could go up to TC4 and down to TC1 or TC0) with an average $100 bet, I would have ten hands at an average 0.85% advantage (or 85 cents) for an expected win of $8.50. That is a little short of the $10 loss while standing. Thus, mathematically speaking, splitting the 66s at hand #3 would remain the right play, it seems… but but but…

    However, there’s some valuable information I did not mention.

    In the first two rounds, four 5s came out and a player using Wong Halves would have an extra 2 to his count compared to a HiLo player. I play HiLo but when I see so many 5s, I intuitively know that my advantage is stronger than my HiLo count suggests.

    On the down side, it is also obvious that those four 5s removed seriously hamper the probabilities to get a 5 on top of a split 6 and therefore, the chances to get a double down opportunity are reduced significantly.

    It’s also worth nothing that all 8 aces are unplayed and that the possibilities to get blackjacks at high counts in the following rounds are thus increased.

    WOULD YOU STAND ON 66v3 IN THIS SITUATION?
    I wonder how some of the best players here see that play. To me it appears that standing on those 6s is a good choice in this situation as it allows somehow to maintain a great count while the dealer break probability on a 3 at that count is nearly 40%.

    The worst scenario would be to split and end up with 6T and 6T while the dealer makes his hand with a 3-8-T for example, wasting another T and thus deflating a great count.

    If one’s been waiting for a great count for an hour or so, this may be the best chance to eventually place a big bet. I’d hate to waste that opportunity because I splitted those shitty 66s.

    Is there a way to mathematically justify the stand 66v3 here?

    What da ya think?

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    I think a four is going to come out if you split.

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    I am more interested in the hand 3,3 vs 2 and another one 6,6 vs 2. If they are against a 3, I alway split when DAS is allowed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
    I think a four is going to come out if you split.
    Would be nice. The 12 best DD cards left in about 90 cards are 8 x 4s and 4 x 5s, so odds are only 12/90 to get one of them on top of a 6.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aceside View Post
    I am more interested in the hand 3,3 vs 2 and another one 6,6 vs 2. If they are against a 3, I alway split when DAS is allowed.
    Im virtually positive that I posted a reply about your continued disinformation. Can’t imagine for a second what happened to it.

    Pretty sure I attached a link to Kelly’s Heroes - something about negative waves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aceside View Post
    I am more interested in the hand 3,3 vs 2 and another one 6,6 vs 2. If they are against a 3, I alway split when DAS is allowed.
    Splitting 66s v 3 is technically the right play most of the time but you should be aware that even at RC0, there are deck compositions where hitting, or even doubling down, is the better mathematical play.

    The question here however could be stated like this. Is it worth not splitting 66s v 3 early in a rich deck with the objective to maintain a high count?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Secretariat View Post
    Splitting 66s v 3 is technically the right play most of the time but you should be aware that even at RC0, there are deck compositions where hitting, or even doubling down, is the better mathematical play.

    The question here however could be stated like this. Is it worth not splitting 66s v 3 early in a rich deck with the objective to maintain a high count?
    After Covid-19, many blackjack games have become uncountable anymore because casinos raised their table minimums. This has put the AP business in jeopardy. As a result, I am pondering of converting myself into a poker player. Who cares about 6,6 vs 3?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
    Im virtually positive that I posted a reply about your continued disinformation. Can’t imagine for a second what happened to it.
    There is an identical thread in the disadvantage forum.

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    Nearly identical start.
    "I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    Nearly identical start.
    Juts curious. Did it start with 66v3 @ RC7 and the validity, or not, of the concept of maintaining a high count by not splitting a poor hand? Or maybe it was RC6.
    Last edited by Secretariat; 11-17-2021 at 02:54 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aceside View Post
    ... many blackjack games have become uncountable anymore because casinos raised their table minimums.
    How does raising the table minimum make a blackjack game uncountable?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Secretariat View Post
    How does raising the table minimum make a blackjack game uncountable?
    There are a couple of reasons. Economically, many APs cannot afford playing such an expensive game anymore for a reasonable profit. Many games have a minimum bet of $15 or $25 now, this means you have to prepare to lose $3000 to $5000 each session. Mathematically, I leave this as a puzzle for you to figure out. Also, human errors will cost more when have larger bets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aceside View Post
    There are a couple of reasons. Economically, many APs cannot afford playing such an expensive game anymore for a reasonable profit. Many games have a minimum bet of $15 or $25 now, this means you have to prepare to lose $3000 to $5000 each session. Mathematically, I leave this as a puzzle for you to figure out. Also, human errors will cost more when have larger bets.
    The first part linked to RoR makes sense but not the math part. Cards are always countable unless they come from CSMs.

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