Originally Posted by
Bushie
According to basic, yes you do.
12-16 vs 8-A is forfeit (double down rescue). It might sound weird to those used to having a hole card and dealer peek, but NHC usually comes with either BB+1 or OBBO. Essentially, if you double and the dealer has Pontoon, you only lose the original bet and any splits are taken. So it punishes splitting not doubling.
My mistake, but 17 v A is also forfeit. Which kinda leaves me puzzled as to why there's no deviation for 17 v 10 at all? The only deviations for not doubling 11 v 10/A is at -1 TC.
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