Following this rule will result in an extra unit once every 1117910 hands. So standing is the marginally better play. The two right numbers in the bottom row show that the overall expected value for hitting is -0.540355 and for standing is -0.540293. You are much better off at any ordinary 3-2 game, which are easy to find elsewhere. Update: After this question, the Las Vegas Club changed their rules to pay 6 to 5 on a blackjack in their so-called 'World's Most Liberal Blackjack Rules.' The 6 to 5 does not even make it a legitimate blackjack game. Don't feel badly about falling for their marquee, I fell for it myself in my younger days before I knew the effects of rule variations. It is the six decks at the Las Vegas Club which work against the player. Based on a two-deck game, where you can not double after splitting, the expected value of splitting 8,s against a 10 is -0.480673, better than the -0.5 by surrendering.Ĭontrary to their claim of having the 'World's Most Liberal Blackjack Rules' there are better single-deck games right across the street at the Horseshoe or the Golden Gate. Even if you can't double after a split you should still decline to surrender. Yes, you still want to split eights, even if late surrender is offered.
