.: B in B: A,7 vs. Ace

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the basic strategy tables in Blackbelt in Blackjack state that one should *stand* with A,7 vs. Ace, the exception being to hit in single-deck or when H17. my other sources tell me precisely the opposite! is this a typo? the Hi-Lo Lite index is 0, what should i do at counts 0 and above, stand with A,7 vs. Ace?

thanks in advance.

[Don Schlesinger]

> the basic strategy tables in Blackbelt in
> Blackjack state that one should *stand* with
> A,7 vs. Ace, the exception being to hit in
> single-deck or when H17. my other sources
> tell me precisely the opposite! is this a
> typo?

Yes, the p. 176 info is a typo and is, therefore, incorrect. Your "other sources" are correct.

>the Hi-Lo Lite index is 0, what should
> i do at counts 0 and above, stand with A,7
> vs. Ace?

Yes.

Don

[Dan Z]

Aside from memorizing the tables, it's a little bit to think about this "theoretically". A dealer ace in H17 makes higher totals, but also busts more often. In other words, it behaves more like a ten.

This means that hitting the A,7 will more often cause you to bust when the dealer would have, and any improvement will be less likely to help - since the dealer will more often make a very high total.

Thus one should be more inclined to stand in a H17 game.

Hope this is helpful.

Dan Z

[Cacarulo]

> the basic strategy tables in Blackbelt in
> Blackjack state that one should *stand* with
> A,7 vs. Ace, the exception being to hit in
> single-deck or when H17. my other sources
> tell me precisely the opposite! is this a
> typo? the Hi-Lo Lite index is 0, what should
> i do at counts 0 and above, stand with A,7
> vs. Ace?

If you're referring to A7vA then BS is to always HIT except for 1d,S17 where you should STAND.
Now, if you're talking about S18vA there's another exception: 2d,S17 in which the correct decision is to STAND.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Cacarulo