What
you're really doing when you split 8s is breaking
up a 16, the worst possible hand you can have
in blackjack. When you split 8s, you will lose
$44 for every $100 wagered. If you were just to
hit the hand, you would lose $51 for every $100
bet. You may not necessarily always put extra
jingle in your pocket by splitting 8s, but you
will jingle louder and longer if you split 'em.
I'll
stand firm, Rob, as would most blackjack writers,
that the correct strategy is to split 8s against
a 10. The lone exception on splitting 8s is that
when surrender is allowed, you do it against an
ace, if the dealer hits a soft 17.
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