| HAND |
AGAINST |
ACTION |
TC = or > |
| any |
A |
insure |
3 |
| 16 |
10 |
s |
0 |
| 15 |
10 |
s |
4 |
| 10,10 |
5 |
split |
5 |
| 10,10 |
6 |
split |
4 |
| 10 |
10 |
d |
4 |
| 12 |
3 |
s |
2 |
| 12 |
2 |
s |
3 |
| 11 |
A |
d |
1 |
| 9 |
2 |
d |
1 |
| 10 |
A |
d |
4 |
| 9 |
7 |
d |
3 |
| 16 |
9 |
s |
5 |
| HAND |
AGAINST |
ACTION |
TC < or =
|
| 13 |
2 |
h |
-1 |
| 12 |
4 |
h |
0 |
| 12 |
5 |
h |
-2 |
| 12 |
6 |
h |
-1 |
| 13 |
3 |
h |
-2 |
| I have a couple comments about
the Illustrious 18:
- The 18 listed are based on a 1-12 bet spread. For this kind of spread, The
decisions at high counts are MUCH more important than the decisions at low counts, since
high counts are when you have the real money out. If you're playing with a much
smaller bet spread, you may be better off spending your time memorizing the most common
variations (i.e. the ones at low + and - counts). I don't have any hard numbers
to back this up, and if anyone does i'd like to see them!
- The 18 as published is specifically for the Hi-Lo count. However consensus
on rec.gambling.blackjack is that
the relative importance of the variations is the same for other counts
(although the index numbers will change)
- I'm not positive about the indices for splitting 10,10. in another
reference i saw the index for 10,10 vs 6 was 5 and the index for 10,10 against
5 was 4. I'd appreciate it if someone who knows for sure lets me know which
one is right. In "real life" most people don't make these plays anyway because of
the heat they generate.
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