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Lesson 15: The Advanced Course - Part 2

Basic Strategy Variations: Hit or Stand?

The most common decision any player makes at Blackjack is whether to hit or stand, consequently this will be the most common basic strategy variation and you should learn all the important ones. The first is with a hand of 16 against a dealer's up card of 10. You should stand if the count is over 0 and hit if it is 0 or lower. This means that if the running count is 1 or higher, stand. Since the 'decision' number is 0, it's not necessary to calculate the true count -- the running count will do in this situation. Don't get confused here. Almost all basic strategy variations rely on the true count, but for those where the decision number is 0, the running count will suffice.

The next most important hand is 15 against a dealer's 10. The decision number is a true count of 4, if you are playing at a game of four decks or more. This variation and the others can be easily learned if you make a set of flashcards. They needn't be fancy or sophisticated; merely accurate. Cut some 2'" squares from manila folders and they'll work just fine. A typical flashcard should look like this.

Flash Card 1 If you imagine the 10 and 16 placed on the centerline of a 2" X 2" square, the 0 is offset so your left thumb covers the number. As you go through the stack, recite "sixtten versus 10, stand at zero" (or higher). For a hand of 15 vs. 10, a card will look like this
Flash Cards 2
When you come to this card, you'll recite "15 versus 10; stand at 4". As time goes on, you won't need to remind yourself that you should stand with the 15 against 10, so you'll recite "15 versus 10 is 4". Got the idea? If you don't, please e-mail me and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Here are the numbers you'll need to learn. These may vary a bit from numbers you'll see published in books like Stanford Wong's "Professional Blackjack" because the ones I use are specifically for a six-deck game where the dealer stands on A-6 and a few have been modified based upon the theory of 'risk averse' play which was developed about 15 years ago. These numbers work well; they have been proven in thousands of hours of actual casino play by me and my students. Do NOT use them for single-deck games, however. Single-deck play requires different numbers and will be covered in a future lesson.

Basic Strategy Variations:6 decks, dealer stands on A-6
 
12 vs. 2 Stand at 3 or higher
12 vs. 3 Stand at 2 or higher
12 vs. 4 Stand at 0 or higher (Yes, if the running count is at all minus, you hit 12 against a 4.It drives the other players at the table crazy!!!)
12 vs. 5 Stand at -1 or higher (This means you hit if the count is LOWER than -1).
13 vs. 2 Stand at -1 or higher
14 vs. Ace Stand at 9 or higher
15 vs. 7 Stand at 10 or higher
15 vs. 8 Stand at 10 or higher
15 vs. 9 Stand at 8 or higher
15 vs. 10 Stand at 4 or higher
15 vs. Ace Stand at 5 or higher
16 vs. 7 Stand at 9 or higher
16 vs. 8 Stand at 7 or higher
16 vs. 9 Stand at 5 or higher
16 vs. 10 Hit at 0 or lower
16 vs. Ace Stand at 3 or higher

And to finish it off, one weird play: Stand with A-7 against Ace at 1 or higher.


Beginners:

Lesson 1: Basic Strategy
Lesson 2: Learning Basic Strategy
Lesson 3: Counting Cards - The Basics
Lesson 4: Card Counting - How To Do It
Lesson 5: Card Counting - The Tricks
Lesson 6: Card Counting - Single-Deck Play
Lesson 7: Money Management - Part 1
Lesson 8: Money Management - Part 2 - A Few Words on Single Deck
Lesson 9: Money Management - Part 3 - Expectation and Standard Deviation
Lesson 10: The Proper Mental Attitude
Lesson 11: Evaluating Games
Lesson 12: Casino Playing Tactics

Advanced

Lesson 13: The Advanced Course - Part 1 - Basic Strategy Variations
Lesson 14: The Advanced Course - Part 2 - Basic Strategy Variations: Double?
Lesson 15: The Advanced Course - Part 3 - Basic Strategy Variations: Hit or Stand?
Lesson 16: The Advanced Course - Part 4 - Basic Strategy Variations: To Split or Not To Split
Lesson 17: The Advanced Course - Part 5 - Basic Strategy Variations: Test Yourself
Lesson 18: Advanced Single-Deck Blackjack, Part 1
Lesson 19: Advanced Single-Deck Blackjack, Part 2 - Basic Strategy Variations
Lesson 20: A Field Trip with the GameMaster
Lesson 21: Beating The Double Deck Game - Part 1
Lesson 22: Beating The Double Deck Game - Part 2 - Betting With the True Count
Lesson 23: Beating The Double Deck Game - Part 3 - Double Deck Basic Strategy Variations
Lesson 24: Understanding the Surrender Option

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