No
blackjack hands are misplayed more than the "soft"
ones (those containing an Ace). What the mob didn't
realize is that a soft 18 (Ace/7, or for that
matter Ace/3/Ace/Ace/2) is a losing hand against
the dealer's nine.
Here's the arithmetic: With a soft 18 against
a 9, you'll win eight times out of 20 if you stand,
but nine times out of 20 if you hit. And the winner
is?
Fortunately, Gary, a soft 18 is an open-ended
hand, so you always want to improve your chances
by hitting one against a nine.
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