How to Play Four Non-Intuitive Blackjack Hands with Blackjack Expert Henry Tamburin
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2015
- In this video Blackjack expert Henry Tamburin discusses four confusing hands where a player's first thought may not be the correct way to play the hand properly. The hands discussed include: doubling 11 against a 10; splitting 8's against a 10; splitting 9's against a 9; and hitting soft 18 against a 9.
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Henry Tamburin's advice is mathematically researched and works! I follow basic strategy, and on all these hands I get unfair criticism from less educated players at the table. This is especially true on the hands Henry discusses here. I know I'm playing the right way, but they criticize me because I'm not doing what most players do. You just have to follow what the expert says and not let those annoying people bother you.
Doug Ronald The other players at the table, and their endless strategy tips (or criticism), can really ruin the fun of the game.
@@herls5866 If you are worried about the other players comments,do NOT sit at 3rd base.
Hey Now!
I've been cussed out in at least 6 languages for playing correctly- I just don't let it bother me.
Great job on the video guys!
RB Mays fuck them. Your an American their not.
Learn to cuss them out back in klingon. That will confuse them.
My favorite is when they accuse you of causing them to lose....You play the dealer not the other players.
These are all one 100% correct! Another one that could have been added is hitting your 12 on a dealer 2 or 3. Most people think you are supposed to stand but you should always hit this hand.
Cheers,
VT
The people who are disagreeing with Henry are either Casino Boss or a player that wants to burn their money
I always cringe when I see people not double down on a 11 against a ten. And people always look at me funny when I hit a soft 18 against a dealers 9. Its all about BBJS and odds for me.....
Good content, well presented. This was one of the few experts to acknowledge a bad hand is a bad hand, you can only minimise the number of times you lose with it. For example, holding a 12 against a dealers 2 or 3 is simply a bad hand. Basic strategy tells you to hit it, but so few players actually do. It's a bad hand! You will just lose slightly less often than if you stand. If you can understand that principle, you will be less inclined to disregard basic strategy.
Varying your bet is another important principle. Winning and losing comes in streaks. When you win, press some of your winnings. Keep pressing each win until you lose the bet, at which time return to minimum bet. You want to lose big bets, not small ones. Losing big bets, you have made a bundle on the way to making it big. Losing multiple small bets is the killer.
This post was 6 years ago, is there such a coupon book no 11/2022?
Compare Henry Tamburin's strategies vs. John Patrick's videos. You will see lots of opposing views on certain plays.
For 88 v 10 the Hi-Lo surrender index is +1 or higher if you wanna refine the play a bit ( and the casino offers surrender of course ).
You shouldn't be using hi-lo though. It's actually more important that you count a 7 as a low card than that you count a 2.
@@medexamtoolsdotcom Not necessarily true. Steve Wong compares variants of hi lo with the traditional method, and for making long term EV, hi lo classic works fine as it is.
If I'm wrong please explain.
Is Mr. Tamburin's strategy based on a single deck, double or four deck shoot? My thought process is this - doesn't having more cards or players change the percentages? Thanks for the video's. They are very informative.
Timothy Nelson Here is Henry's answer - The strategies for the four hands I discussed in the video are valid for
single-, double-, and four-deck games. (Also six- and eight-deck games).
It doesn't matter. I calculated the decision thresholds for counting cards for every decision on the table, and the only one mentioned here that changes at ALL is doubling 11 against a 10, which you should stop if the truecount reaches -6. That means that it is NOT a close decision and it will NOT be affected by the number of decks in the shoe no matter what.
You gave the win probability on 16 vs dealr 10, but what is the win probability if you Stand? I guess worse? Basic strat says to hit on the hard 16 vs dealer 10. And it says always to split 8s. Also, always double on 11. Great videos btw and thanks!
The probability of winning if you stand on 16 is worse than the probability when you hit. Although it is a very small difference.
It's actually almost the same hit or stand 16 against 10. Or should I say, you're more likely to win if you stand, but your probability of a push is ZERO if you stand on 16 so what's important is the expected value, not the win %. And 16 against 10, is actually quite even. If you want to deviate from basic strategy, that's the one to do it on. That and doubling 11 against an ace, you can hit on it instead and it's about as good.
I stand every hard 16. Just think about it this way: why if you see the dealer 6 up card you always stand, but when you are the one with the hard 16 you decide to hit? Player has 62% chance of busting when hitting a hard 16. Also if you put it on ratio it just doesn’t make sense to me:
Hit on 16 - Player loses if bust or Player loses if dealer has a higher hand. (2 ways to lose)
Stand on 16 - Player only loses if dealer has a higher hand (1 way of losing).
I never split, I never double down, I never surrender, I never take insurance, I never play side bets. All those are traps cause you either make it or break it. Many time you already have a bad hand vs the dealer and you just make it worse by doubling down or splitting.
For basic strategy that includes surrenders should you split or surrender 8’s?
You should still split them against a dealer 10 in all games. However, against an ace it depends if the dealer stands or hits on soft 17. If the dealer hits on soft 17 then you should surrender your 8,8 against a dealer ace but if the dealer stands on soft 17 then you should still split them.
I completely agree. I LOVE YOUR TRUE STATISTICS INFORMATION on UA-cam About Gaming. Playing, though, by basic strategy is HARD TO FIND THE COURAGE TO DO FOR MOST PLAYERS/GAMBLERS. Could you post a UA-cam Video about the Psychological Science involved in Gaming? There's actually A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL/PSYCHIATRIC FIELDS OF SCIENCE, THAT YOU MUST KNOW, THAT CASINOS AND THE GAMING INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE, USE TO IMPROVE THEIR ODDS, MAKE PROFITS AND ENTICE PEOPLE TO GAMBLE.
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Wolfy :)
Wolf Foley We are working on a video about problem gambling that should be posted by June at the latest. The University of British Columbia does a lot research on this subject and you can read more about it here - news.ubc.ca/tag/centre-for-gambling-research/ They have a Centre for Gambling Research at UBC where they probe the psychology of gambling.
I don't know why I watch this, I don't even gamble.
Everyone gambles whether they know it or not. Do you have stocks? Gambling. Do you have cash? Gambling. How about gold? Gambling.
Is it still best to surrender your hard 16 against dealer 7?
Only surrender 16 when the dealer shows 9, 10 or ace in multiple deck games.
hells to the no, if you don't bust with 16 against a 7, your chances of winning skyrockets
0:40 RIP Headphone users - otherwise great tips!
How do you figure the house edge when they charge .25 cents per hand. It is 3 to 2 black jack and they hit on soft 17. $5 min. bet
+wardn53 It is the number of decks used and the rules of the game that allow you to calculate the edge in any blackjack game. However, if they are charging you a 25 cent commission on a $5 bet then that is an additional 5% that you need to add to the regular calculated house edge.
IF THE TC IS HIGHER THAN 3 SPLITTING 8s AGIANST A 10 IS A BAD PLAY
Giannis Giannopoulos this is a basic strategy deviation based on the count
No it isn't, not unless you're playing at some place that actually doesn't check for blackjack first, maybe then. If that's the case GTFO of there. The threshold works in the other direction. You don't STOP splitting 8's when the count goes too HIGH, you STOP splitting 8's when it goes too LOW. And only against an ace, not against anything else. Against an ace, the threshold is about -1.7. YOU are the difference between a counter and an advantage player. You're the kind of counters the casinos want. The kind that THINKS you know what you're doing.
Take a shot every time he says basic strategy
Just saw two blackjack players not hit a hard 12 against the dealers 2 up. They LOST and the one remaining player lost his bet because of the card the dealer then got. That's just crazy they don't hit. Every Basic Strategy says HIT IT! That's how the house makes the money! Lots of bad players out there.!
So you should surrender an 8-8 against a 10 if the option is there.
You make a good point. Basic Strategy says a 16 surrenders to a 9, 10, or Ace. Is it better to split or surrender? Now that you say it, surrender makes a lot of sense!
Simulations show that splitting 8’s is a little better than surrendering.
@@smhollanshead You cannot say that a strategy is good just because it “makes sense”. To be more rational, you need to do what math and statistics say is correct.
I'm kinda confused do you always split 8s
That would be because 16 is the worst hand you can have in blackjack. However, starting a hand with an 8 is a much better hand as there are more options as to what you can have than getting stuck with a 16.
@@TheJackpotGents is this a yes or no do I always split 8s ?
@@davidhuston6677 Yes, you should always split 8's. However, if the rules say that the dealer hits on a soft 17, you are supposed to surrender against an Ace if it is allowed. But if you cannot surrender, you should still split it.
@@davidhuston6677 You always split 8s to get rid off that ugly 16. The reason is cuz 16 is worst hand in blackjack. When you split 8s you get the chance to improve your hands. You also get the chance to push it by winning one and losing one. If you are lucky you might get 2 or 3 so you can double it to get 20 or 21. But unfortunately most people think it's a bad play and they are just too chicken out to split their 8s against dealer's 10.
that is not valid for european rules because of there is not hole card. so you should not double 11vs10 situation. it means basic strategy changes according to rules!
Basic strategy for European blackjack is to double an 11 vs. 2 thru 9, and just hit against 10 or A. However, the house edge on European Blackjack is worse (0.62%) that standard American Blackjack (0.43%) because the dealer doesn't get the "hole card" until after the player has doubled or split and the player loses all their bets if the dealer has a blackjack. SO DON'T PLAY EUROPEAN BLACKJACK!
Who cares about shitty european rules, just like who cares about blackjack games that pay 6 to 5 on blackjack.
I never used to split 8 8 against a dealer's 10 until I watched another video of Tamburin saying to do it. Against my better judgement, I started to try it and I will say that I probably won 75% of the time that I did it whereas in those instances, if I had hit it with one card. I would have busted most of those times. Weird
I watch barney Vinson, and bang I won
75%? Pure luck. The statistics say nothing of the sort. You can't go by your personal experiences like that anyway.
Why every time I play blackjack the dealer has a 90% chance of having a 20 and 10% chance of getting blackjack
You get 20 and blackjack as often as the dealer does. If it feels like the dealer is getting good hands more often, you are either unlucky or your psychology makes you feel that way.
Actually the most misplayed hands that I see is people standing on 16 or less against a 7, 8 or 9. I see them standing on 14 against a 7 and they don't have any idea how bad that is. The way I like to explain 16 against 7, is to compare it to 16 against 10. 16 against 10 is by the way NOT the worst hand, that would be 16 against ace. But anyway, 16 against 10 is a lose-lose proposition, because there are only 5 cards that don't bust you if you hit, and even if you don't bust, you're still probably in bad shape. Because the dealer is likely to end on 20. So even if you turn your 16 into a 17 or 18, you're still probably going to lose.... but against a 7,if you turn your 16 into a 17 you very likely turned a loss into a push, and if you turn it into an 18 you very likely turned it into a win, since it's MUCH more likely to end on 17 starting from 7 than it is starting from 10. And so the bottom line is, if you hit a 16, even if you don't bust, you're still in bad shape against a 10, but against a 7, you probably turned a loss into a win. That's why it is very beneficial to hit on 16 against 7. And if you should hit on 16 against 7, you definitely should hit on anything less than that. Then again these people, I've seen them stand on SOFT 16s.
People who stand on 16 or less against 7,8,9 is basically giving more $ to the casino.
It seems to me that you shouldn't increase your bet (by splitting) when the dealer has a strong card (A, 8,9,10). Doubling down with an 11 is different.
And the video is about the guy explaining to you that what "seems to you" is wrong. You should split 9s against a dealer's 8 or 9.
When Henry says double your eleven against a dealer’s ten, he means double a “HARD” eleven against a dealer’s ten. I suggest you should always double a hard eleven no matter what the dealer’s card is. Just one man’s opinion.
Okay but keep in mind that the strategies presented are mathematically correct, so you cannot really say that in your opinion, a strategy is better. Simulations show that during a six deck shoe, doubling down on 11 vs. Ace wins less money in the long run than just simply hitting on 11 vs. Ace.
Is it possible to get a soft 11 and have the option to double? Pretty sure that’s blackjack.
I am having trouble understanding how spitting 8's vs. 10 and losing 62% of the time, TWO TIMES is better than losing ONE HAND 77 % of the time. It would appear you lose more hands, more money with the spit 8's strategy.
Also with 8's vs. 10, wouldn't surrender, if offered be the correct play?
Basic Strategy is to always split 8s. In the long run you don't lose as much by splitting the 8s.
@ poochpoints I NEVER used to split 8s against a 10. After watching this video, I started to and surprise...I actually won most of the time with BOTH hands, and broke even most of the other times. I RARELY lost both hands doing this. I've won more than I lost.
You're having trouble understanding that 62% is past the halfway point between 77% and 50%? Because it IS. 50% is the point where you don't lose anything on average because you win half the time. So if instead of 62%, it was the midpoint between 50% and 77%, or 63.5%, then you would lose the same amount on average with the bet amount doubled. But it isn't 63.5%, it's 62%. How are you having any trouble understanding that 62 is less than 63.5?
Whenever I have a soft 18 against a dealer 9 I will never hit because it always turn into a 12 or worse, and when you hit again you'll bust.
You do realize that even if you play perfect basic strategy you can't always win right? If you are against perfect strategy then you might as well throw all your $ in on a bet and just rely on luck to win lol
If you don't want to play according to basic strategy (i.e. basic math), you would probably be better off playing the passline in craps (with odds) and/or baccarat. A player like you that doesn't play basic strategy on average gives the house a 2-3% edge, so you're better off playing lower house edge games that don't really have decisions that can effect the outcome.
I'll hit a soft 18 against a 9 or a ten. Does anyone know the average total dealer total is? Not including busts....18.3
Good. You do that. I wouldn't want the casinos to go bankrupt or for blackjack to be too unprofitable for them, or else it will be made unavailable to those of us who actually do know what they're doing.
Have a basic plan and stick with it. Black Jack goes 3 ways. All for the House, Back and Forth, and every once in a while, it Goes all Your Way. When you have a streak of luck, jump on it with both feet and bet your balls off !
I'll bet you upvoted your own comment and that's why it says "1". No. No you shouldn't bet big on streaks. Streaks only appear to exist, after the fact, at the time, they were just as likely to end as to continue. At no point did the odds change because you had been winning big so far.
@@medexamtoolsdotcom gamblers fallacy, you know how it is. Ploppy's.
A player should hit a 16 when the dealer shows a 6 up card? The basic strategy says otherwise...
Nowhere in the video does it say to do that. You should listen more carefully.
@@2011blueman The dealers 6 up
Dealer busts the most often with that up card.That up card is GREAT for the player.
At 0:58, he said "shouldn't", even though the subtitles said "should". He didn't speak up or pronounce it very well, after all, he said it badly enough for google's speech recognition that generated the subtitles, to get it wrong.