Re: splitting aces

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Don Mac Phee"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>
>Somewhere in the message he stated that they weren't peeking for a dealer's
>BJ until after the hand was dealt (forgive me, I probably clipped it out.)
>
>As it stands, I also can't find the link to that particular piece of
>strategy, so I'll withdraw it for the moment (although I KNOW I've seen it
>and thought that it was unusual.)

The point that you missed is simple.

In European no hole card, if you double down or split vs an Ace or Ten card,
you lose *all* of your bet, including the extra double down or split cash.

In Atlantic City (if there are still any tables left) where the dealer does not
check for BJ, you only lose the original bet, the double down or split is
returned to you as though it had not been played.  This has the effect of being
exactly the same as if he *did* check, so the no hole card strategy is not
appropriate.

However, as has been pointed out, most houses in AC are now using the "peek"
device, and no longer play this way.  





Rusty Martin

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