[Blackjack] Basic Strategy Quiz 01

[Blackjack] Basic Strategy Quiz 01

  19:13    Japanese Nokkie

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Hi, there.

I'm Japanese Nokkie.

Now it's time for the blackjack quiz.

Q  In the basic strategy of Blackjack (4-8 decks , which action should we choose in the following cases:

1  When a player's first hand is 16 and a dealer's first hand is 2, we should choose □.

(a) hit    (b) stay   (c) double down

The correct answer is (b) stay.
Expect the dealer to bust his hand.


2  When a player's first hand is 12 and a dealer's first hand is 2, we should choose □.

  (a) hit    (b) stay   (c) double down

The correct answer is (a) hit.
It's one of the difficult situations.
I wonder there's not a big difference of the winning percentages between hit and stay.

A couple of months ago, I conducted a test and got practical results.
If you are interested in the article about it, click this.


3  When a player's first hand is a pair of 5 and a dealer's first hand is 6, we should choose □.

  (a) hit    (b) double down  (c) split

The correct answer is (b) double down.
It's one of the biggest chances to gain our chips.
From the results gained by the tests, however, I can say split is also a good choice in this situation.
I won't do it, though.
If you are interested in this idea, click this.


4  When a player's first hand is a pair of 8 and a dealer's first hand is 10, we should choose □.

  (a) hit    (b) stay    (c) split

The correct answer is (c) split.
There are opinions on the pros and cons of this choice in this situation.
If allowed, surrender would be a good choice.

Thinking in terms of process of elimination, split is better, isn't it?
However, we should be careful under no hole card style.

If you are interested in the results I gained through a test, click this.


How many questions did you answer correctly?  Are they easy?


Good luck for your winning!
Bye.


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