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It is not an advantage because you can make no action until after the second card is dealt. As much as you might want to stop the dealer after the first card is dealt so you can buy or sell your hand that is not going to happen. And if you did that many casinos would not even allow such a transaction anyway. The game must be viewed as segments from on possible action to another. We all know for betting it doesn't matter what spot you play. You all make a bet at the same time and can't make a decision until after all the cards are dealt. If they did allow you to take action after the first card is dealt, then getting an A or T as a first card would give you the advantage of taking an action based on that information. But that is not how the game is played. The next action after betting is offered after you get 2 cards and the dealer gets an up-card. You could say on average you are in good shape but that is of no actual value to you because you can't act on the information. What you propose is not how the game is played.There is no value for the first card as no action can be taken on that information. Only after you get your second card and the dealer gets an up-card do you get to act on the current information.
The cards dealt after betting and before playing decisions are made can be viewed as being dealt in any order or simultaneously and nothing changes since no action can be taken until the initial deal is completed. That is how the game of BJ is dealt and played. Is a second card a T make a first card 6 valuable? You can view the cards as dealt in any order. So why would the first card a and the second card a 6 be any different? Only after you see both cards and the dealers up-card does anything change for you.
You really are a piece of work. Do you actually think you need to explain to me how the game is played in real life? Despite all the nonsense above, your original statement is patently false. Suppose the dealer has just spread the first card to all players, when someone spills a drink all over the table, halting the deal immediately. You have $1,000 with an ace sitting in front of you. If you don't now regard that situation differently from having a six lying on the felt, then there is no hope for you. I can't help you. But, again, if you don't understand that, if we both step back from the table while the pit boss is mopping up with a towel, all the while preserving the cards, and I offer you, say, $400 for your hand, and you don't know why I would do such a thing, then you're the one with a problem, not me. Would you take the $400 for the six? And you actually think the two situations are identical, just because you haven't received your second card yet???? What's wrong with you?
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