The
GameMaster's Blackjack SchoolBack
to Blackjack School IndexLesson 17:
Test Yourself at the Basic Strategy Variations
By
putting my classes up on the internet, I know I'm reaching a much
larger audience than I ever had while teaching classes in person,
but I do miss the ability to see how you all are doing in learning
the material. In my 'in-person' classes, I always tested my students
to gauge their progress and thus determine how effective my teaching
methods are. We can't do that here, but I want you to test yourself
with the methods I'm going to show you, if for no reason other
than the fact that it will build your confidence when you see
how much you really know. Much like we did when learning proper
basic strategy, you should first complete one copy of the test
directly from the material I taught in order to give yourself
an answer sheet to use when correcting subsequent tests.
This test
just asks you to 'fill in the blanks' with the correct index
number from -2 to +10. Print as many copies of this as you'd
like.
Advanced
Course Practice Matrix
Dealer's
Up Card
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A
Player's
Hand A,2
H
H
__
__
__
H
H
H
H
H
Player's
Hand A,3
H
H
__
__
D
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand A,4
H
H
__
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand A,5
H
H
H
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand A,6
H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand A,7
__
D
D
D
D
S
S
H
H
__
Player's Hand A,8
S
S
__
__
__
S
S
S
S
S
Player's Hand A,9
S
S
S
__
__
S
S
S
S
S
Player's Hand 8
H
H
H
__
__
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 9
__
__
D
D
D
__
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 10
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
__
H
H
Player's Hand 11
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
__
Player's Hand 12
__
__
__
__
S
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 13
__
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 14
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
H
__
Player's Hand 15
S
S
S
S
S
__
__
__
__
__
Player's Hand 16
S
S
S
S
S
__
__
__
__
__
Player's Hand 17 or more
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Player's Hand 2,2
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 3,3
__
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 4,4
H
H
H
__
__
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 5,5
NEVER SPLIT; TREAT AS
'10'
Player's Hand 6,6
__
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 7,7
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
Player's Hand 8,8
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
__
P
Player's Hand 9,9
P
P
P
P
P
__
P
P
S
__
Player's Hand 10,10
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Player's Hand A,A
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
THIS MATRIX ASSUMES DOUBLE AFTER SPLIT IS PERMITTED
AND ALSO ASSUMES THAT YOU DON'T CHOOSE TO SPLIT 10s.
Good Online Casinos Homework
Start
on this and try to do one a day for the next two weeks.
See you here next time. As always,
if you have any questions, e-mail me at
aceten1@mindspring.com
and Ill get back to you ASAP.
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