Soft Hits
If you don't take what opportunities that are offered, such as doubling and splitting, you will go broke. Yes there is more option now although it is not as good as we would think because we have to double the money that we put up. Let's look at the expectant out-comes, for Hit, Stand and Double that the Soft Hands have. Remember have the expectant values should be read. Such that the Expectant Value for An A-Q vs the NINE is 1.5. then you be the judge what should you do. See the Basic Strategy and how it came to be?
| Hand | Type | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TEN | ACE |
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| A-2 | Hit | +.039 | +.071 | -.112 | -.159 | +.165 | +.108 | +.039 | -.141 | -.089 | -.068 |
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| A-2 | Dou | -.042 | -.028 | +.116 | +.214 | +.232 | -.160 | -.315 | -.378 | -.478 | -.298 |
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| A-3 | Hit | +.017 | +.046 | +.092 | +.142 | +.149 | +.063 | +.035 | -.062 | -.125 | -.109 |
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| A-3 | Dou | -.045 | +.011 | +.111 | +.204 | +.224 | -.175 | -.253 | -.396 | -.488 | -.595 |
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| A-4 | Hit | -.118 | +.025 | +.063 | +.110 | +.121 | +.035 | -.036 | -.114 | -.172 | -.155 |
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| A-4 | Dou | -.075 | -.003 | +.086 | +.177 | +.201 | -.141 | -.315 | -.425 | -.497 | -.622 |
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| A-5 | Hit | -.033 | -.021 | +.039 | +.083 | +.116 | -.024 | -.086 | -.168 | -.225 | -.210 |
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| A-5 | Dou | -.082 | -.019 | +.064 | +.149 | +.221 | -.191 | -.335 | -.455 | -.544 | -.656 |
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| A-6 | Hit | +.075 | +.042 | +.075 | +.142 | +.134 | +.062 | -.062 | -.135 | -.188 | -.199 |
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| A-6 | Dou | +.184 | +.078 | +.155 | +.281 | +.265 | +.015 | -.224 | -.347 | -.433 | -.533 |
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| A-7 | Hit | +.138 | +.168 | +.206 | +.222 | +.262 | +.422 | +.124 | -.089 | -.135 | -.112 |
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| A-7 | Dou | +.128 | +.198 | +.331 | +.352 | +.394 | +.242 | -.020 | -.254 | -.323 | -.365 |
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