 Re: Playing blackjack splits on the count.
When I count cards, I only count the 10's so I can only go by my experience there. Basically, if a fewextra ten's per deck are left out there, it's sometimes good to split when you might not normally do it - like splitting 4's against a 4 or a 3, so splitting 9's against a 7. Still though, it's pretty few and far between where this would happen. I'd still never advise splitting 10's.
I'd say where it becomes more of a factor has been when less 10's are left per deck than their should be (a "minus" count basically). That's when you want to avoid splitting in a lot of circumstances because you are already at a disadvantage with a minus count (you should try ducking out and not even playing if the deck gets really negative). Even against a 5 or a 6, you'd probably want to avoid splitting if the remaining decks are light on 10's. Have been at the table many times where I don't split and everyone thinks I am crazy only to see the dealer not bust. |