caution: splitting aces question SP21

[caution]

At The Mohegan Sun you only receive one card on split aces in Spanish 21-- Is it better to just hit or double vs a dealers low card rather than split and be locked in with the cards you receive ?
Thanks

[zoomie]

> At The Mohegan Sun you only receive one card on split
> aces in Spanish 21-- Is it better to just hit or
> double vs a dealers low card rather than split and be
> locked in with the cards you receive ?
> Thanks

Splitting is better in a BJ shoe game with the same rule. In SP21 your split gives up only some unlikely bonuses on the original hand, like 5 card 21. I would say splitting is the higher EV (but also the higher variance).

[Aruuba]

> At The Mohegan Sun you only receive one card on split
> aces in Spanish 21-- Is it better to just hit or
> double vs a dealers low card rather than split and be
> locked in with the cards you receive ?
> Thanks

Always split except for A,A vs A. Hit that hand instead.

It's an extremely costly rule increasing the HA by almost 75%.

[Katarina Walker]

Presuming it's S17 (not H17), basic strategy is to hit A-A versus A, and split A-A versus 2 through X. Better still, cound cards and use indices. However, the count has to be very low for you to start hitting A-A against low cards. You really shouldn't be playing counts that low.