Some questions for the pros about their start

[Cacarulo]

I've looked up these numbers in your book, Blackjack Attack 3rd Edition. For an 8-deck Hit-17 game in your book, the hand T, T vs. 6 shows these split EV numbers:

+0.588109, for SPL-1;
+0.494813, for SPL-2;
+0.455688, for SPL-3.


However, this decreasing trend of change does not sound correct for me, because logically these three EV numbers should become greater as the number of allowed pair-splitting increases. Please help!

If the correct BS were to split, meaning the strategy with the best EV, then SPL3 > SPL2 > SPL1.
However, in this case, the correct BS is to stand, so SPL3 < SPL2 < SPL1 < STAND.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Cac

[aceside]

This is still confusing to me. The EV SPL3 > SPL2 > SPL1 trend should be followed regardless of anything. Right?

[DSchles]

This is still confusing to me. The EV SPL3 > SPL2 > SPL1 trend should be followed regardless of anything. Right?

Wrong, as Cac pointed out. If your BS is splitting, then splitting more is good. If your BS is NOT splitting, then the more you do the wrong thing, the worse your EV becomes. Is that not logical to you?

Don

[aceside]

Before I am convinced here, I’d like to listen to a third opinion about this. Thank you for your thoughts!

[ShipTheCookies]

Those aren't his "thoughts" or "opinions", they ARE FACTS!

[aceside]

The above is ridiculous. I need to go tonight. Let me give you more about my thoughts tomorrow.

[ShipTheCookies]

The above is ridiculous. I need to go tonight. Let me give you more about my thoughts tomorrow.

We've seen enough of your thoughts. They suck!

[DSchles]

The above is ridiculous. I need to go tonight. Let me give you more about my thoughts tomorrow.

Aceside, you're seconds away from being permanently banned from this site. And while Norm has often stated that there's no crime in being ignorant, most are convinced here that you are a notorious troll who exists uniquely to foment and instigate "arguments" when, in fact, none exist.

Your suggestion for a third opinion on the simplest of concepts that a third-grader would understand is both ignorant and insulting. Neither I nor Cac will respond to you again on this matter, and NO ONE is interested in your thoughts on the topic, so save them.

Don

[aceside]

I’d like to hear what Gronbog would say about this.

[Gronbog]

I agree with Don and Cac.

[G Man]

More than agree here.
I try to stay out of any thread where this xxxx participates.

[Archvaldor]

And while Norm has often stated that there's no crime in being ignorant

On the contrary it fits you out excellently for political office.