Re: splitting aces

Rusty Martin wrote:

[snip]

>
>Since you're new, I just thought to offer one further observation....
>
>In Atlantic City, the dealer doesn't check for blackjack prior to the play of
>hands.  If you were to split your aces against an ace or a ten valued card,
>and
>it turns out that the dealer had blackjack, you lose only your orignal bet,
>not
>the additional amount for the split.
>

It's been a while since I played some of the AC houses, but as of last month,
all the ones I played used either prisms or electronic readers to check for
blackjacks before play.  It's conceivable that some joints don't check.  It
doesn't matter very much, though, given that, as Rusty says, you lose only your
original bet against a dealer blackjack.  Under that rule, your correct
strategy for splitting and doubling is unaffected.


Seeker