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Originally Posted by cosmo20002
and in tournaments, there might be situations where you'll need to double on 14 or something. Not much choice if you're way behind with a few hands left to play.
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Talk about a blanket statement here... What if the deck is unfavorable? What are the dealer's up cards? You still HAVE to play against the house.
You have take risks when they are strategically appropriate against the house and the players.
For instance, Rabbi said split 10's sometimes. If you split 10's against a dealer up card of 5, and the count is -, then there is a solid chance the dealer doesn't bust and a solid chance you give yourself two sub-17's. So, if you're going to make this relatively stupid play because it's a last ditch effort, do it when you can also double-down (especially if you end up with a 12 on one of your splits).