16, take or not to take?

[marius]

,or 15


Like hamlet,
but realy what is best?

I take on it agains the dealer 7, 8, sometimes, but i dont just have the guts to take the card with 15-16 when dealer has ten.
i realy seen so little people that takes the card in this situation.

More likely in situations when u cannot surrender, and dealer has 10, ace, etc..(the 1 card that can kill u).

If on low count, it kind'a forces u to take, but what in high count(even if u get that low card, next card dealer opens is 10, and u start to kickin you starting kicking your head to the wall)This is european black jack i play, so the dealer do not put one card updown.

 

[Martin Gayle]

,or 15


Like hamlet,
but realy what is best?

I take on it agains the dealer 7, 8, sometimes, but i dont just have the guts to take the card with 15-16 when dealer has ten.
i realy seen so little people that takes the card in this situation.

More likely in situations when u cannot surrender, and dealer has 10, ace, etc..(the 1 card that can kill u).

If on low count, it kind'a forces u to take, but what in high count(even if u get that low card, next card dealer opens is 10, and u start to kickin you starting kicking your head to the wall)This is european black jack i play, so the dealer do not put one card updown.

In any positive count, don't take a card on 16vX.

 

[SleightOfHand]

,or 15


Like hamlet,
but realy what is best?

I take on it agains the dealer 7, 8, sometimes, but i dont just have the guts to take the card with 15-16 when dealer has ten.
i realy seen so little people that takes the card in this situation.

More likely in situations when u cannot surrender, and dealer has 10, ace, etc..(the 1 card that can kill u).

If on low count, it kind'a forces u to take, but what in high count(even if u get that low card, next card dealer opens is 10, and u start to kickin you starting kicking your head to the wall)This is european black jack i play, so the dealer do not put one card updown.

If you are counting, as is implied when you mention the low count, you should do whatever the index says to do. For HiLo, index for 16v10 is 0. So on positive counts you stand and negative you hit. There is an index for every scenario although the I18F4 covers around 80% of the value of knowing them all. Just follow the index and you will do fine.

 

[FLASH1296]

At a True Count of ZERO the differences in hitting vs. standing expectations are so close that the Correct Basic Strategy decision is to STAND if the 16 is composed of 3 or more cards.