You will win more
or lose less when you do so. A 2 or 12 composed
of two aces is not a very strong hand to hit. But
a single ace is a very powerful card. It can be
paired with a ten approximately 32 percent of the
time for a 21 (give or take depending on the dealer
upcard/number of decks); it can be paired with a
9 approximately eight percent of time for a total
of 20, and it can be paired with an 8 approximately
eight percent of the time for a total of 19. That
means approximately 48 percent of the time (again
give or take), you have a strong possibility of
a winning hand -- as the average winning hand in
blackjack is approximately an 18.8.
Splitting a pair of
aces is a winning move in most cases.
Of course, even though
the rule for aces and eights is ironclad, the results
in the short term can be disheartening. Split your
8s against a dealer upcard of ten and get a ten
on each half of the split. If the dealer flips over
a 20, you’ve just lost two bets instead of
one. Ugh! Some people, realizing that possibility,
hesitate to split those 8s against a ten. Simple
logic, however, can come to the aid of our faltering
hearts as those two tens land, bing! bong! on our
split 8s. If the dealer has a ten up, and you have
two tens, the likelihood of another ten in the hole
is much less than it would be had we gotten any
other cards on our split.
It is no different
with those two aces. Split and get a two on one
ace and a three on the other ace. Then look across
the table at that big, fat dealer ten. You have
four non-tens sitting right in front of you. It’s
an air-gulping moment for sure as the dealer flipped
over his hole card to reveal another big, fat 10
(or even a 7, 8, or 9).
Okay, the rule is ironclad.
Split aces and eights, period. But the destiny of
the hand after it is split is not engraved in stone.
You win some; you lose some. However, in the long
run (that glorious long run!), you will win more
money or lose less money, guaranteed!, if you follow
the rule. That’s a fact. There’s no two
sides to the story of splitting aces and eights.
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