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    Double Down on Soft 12

    I was looking at a new online blackjack game, and their basic strategy said to double down on a soft 12 against a 5 or 6. However, it also said to split Aces. I suppose it would be possible to have a soft 12 if you had a lot of Aces in your hand. Anybody ever hear of such a thing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
    I was looking at a new online blackjack game, and their basic strategy said to double down on a soft 12 against a 5 or 6. However, it also said to split Aces. I suppose it would be possible to have a soft 12 if you had a lot of Aces in your hand. Anybody ever hear of such a thing?
    What would be the other rules? 6D/8D? S17/H17? pen?

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    Cac

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    "I was looking at a new online blackjack game, and their basic strategy said to double down on a soft 12 against a 5 or 6."

    Obviously don't have a clue.

    "However, it also said to split Aces."

    One for two!

    "I suppose it would be possible to have a soft 12 if you had a lot of Aces in your hand. Anybody ever hear of such a thing?"

    Even if such a hand were possible, which it isn't, since when can you double on more than two cards?

    Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by DSchles View Post
    "I was looking at a new online blackjack game, and their basic strategy said to double down on a soft 12 against a 5 or 6."

    Obviously don't have a clue.

    "However, it also said to split Aces."

    One for two!

    "I suppose it would be possible to have a soft 12 if you had a lot of Aces in your hand. Anybody ever hear of such a thing?"

    Even if such a hand were possible, which it isn't, since when can you double on more than two cards?

    Don
    The only hand I can think of as Soft 12 is AA and in that case it's always best to split.

    Cac

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    Here is their basic strategy chart. Rules are 6 deck, S17, and double down only on first two cards, shuffle after every hand. No surrender. They claim RTP is 99.68%, but I don't believe it is that high.

    Attachment 4826

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    Is it possible they mean "A-2" instead of "soft 12" ?
    G Man

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    Quote Originally Posted by G Man View Post
    Is it possible they mean "A-2" instead of "soft 12" ?
    Yes, I think that's very possible. To Midwest Player: how did they express the other soft hands?

    Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
    Here is their basic strategy chart. Rules are 6 deck, S17, and double down only on first two cards, shuffle after every hand. No surrender. They claim RTP is 99.68%, but I don't believe it is that high.

    Attachment 4826
    I can't see the attachment.

    Cac

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    Make a print screen of the screen, crop the image and paste it in jpeg format. Otherwise, your drawing is not visible. But I'm sure it's a typo, don't fool yourself. There is correct A,2 vs...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gramazeka View Post
    Make a print screen of the screen, crop the image and paste it in jpeg format. Otherwise, your drawing is not visible. But I'm sure it's a typo, don't fool yourself. There is correct A,2 vs...
    Attachment 4829

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    Norm, Attachment 4826 is the attachment I want to show. Can you see it on your end. In the past when I would upload an image, the image would appear, but now it just says attachment in blue. Attachment 4826 opens up for me when I click on it, but attachment 4829 by Cac says invalid link when I click on it.

    I just brought my computer in for a tuneup a few days ago and a lot of my settings were changed, so I don't know if this problem is on my end or yours.

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    You can go to Settings-General Settings and click Enhanced Attachment Uploading off. This changes the uploader.
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