Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
You’re missing nothing on doubling a natural. It’s a dumb play. Some value in tournament play, but that’s not my forte. Splitting 10’s v 4,5,6 is an extremely valuable play against the proper true counts. It’s also a dead giveaway. Only very bad and very good players do it. Most very good longevity players bypass that giveaway play, which is a fast way out the door.

Should add that many stores don’t allow doubling on a natural, but they should.
The bad ones usually do it with minimum bets. The goods ones with large bets. The 'great' ones mix it up.