So standing is the marginally better play.
The two right numbers in the bottom row show that the overall expected value for hitting is -0.540355 and for standing is -0.540293. You are much better off at any ordinary 3-2 game, which are easy to find elsewhere. Update: After this question, the Las Vegas Club changed their rules to pay 6 to 5 on a blackjack in their so-called 'World's Most Liberal Blackjack Rules.' The 6 to 5 does not even make it a legitimate blackjack game. Don't feel badly about falling for their marquee, I fell for it myself in my younger days before I knew the effects of rule variations. It is the six decks at the Las Vegas Club which work against the player.
Based on a two-deck game, where you can not double after splitting, the expected value of splitting 8,s against a 10 is -0.480673, better than the -0.5 by surrendering.Ĭontrary to their claim of having the 'World's Most Liberal Blackjack Rules' there are better single-deck games right across the street at the Horseshoe or the Golden Gate. Even if you can't double after a split you should still decline to surrender. Yes, you still want to split eights, even if late surrender is offered.
