question on soft 18

[shadroch]

Say you have an 3 and 4 vs dealers 6. You hit and get an Ace.Wouldn't the correct play be to stand.I'm playing on a trainer thats says to hit this hand. If thats correct,please explain why it is.

 

[ScottH]

Say you have an 3 and 4 vs dealers 6. You hit and get an Ace.Wouldn't the correct play be to stand.I'm playing on a trainer thats says to hit this hand. If thats correct,please explain why it is.

You do stand with soft 18 vs 6 if you cant double. I have had training sites get this wrong a few times as well. I think computers have trouble understanding that it is double otherwise stand. Maybe the computer is thinking since you normally take a card when you double, that when you cant double you still take another card. My reasoning could be totally wrong, but you are right that you stand in that situation.

 

[Sonny]

Say you have an 3 and 4 vs dealers 6. You hit and get an Ace.Wouldn't the correct play be to stand.I'm playing on a trainer thats says to hit this hand. If thats correct,please explain why it is.

I think it depends on if the game is S17 or H17. If the dealer stands on S17 then you would stand with a soft 18, otherwise you would hit.

-Sonny-

 

[Sonny]

You do stand with soft 18 vs 6 if you cant double. I have had training sites get this wrong a few times as well.

Yes. You would only hit a soft 18 against a 9,10, and sometimes A (see above).

-Sonny-

 

[ScottH]

I think it depends on if the game is S17 or H17. If the dealer stands on S17 then you would stand with a soft 18, otherwise you would hit.

-Sonny-

I'm not so sure. I thought you stood with soft 18 regardless of H17 or S17 against 2-8, if there is no doubling allowed.

 

[KenSmith]

I think Sonny's post about sometimes hitting and sometimes standing was regarding vs a dealer Ace, though it doesn't say so.

Back to the original question, if you have a trainer recommending hitting (A,3,4)vs 6, it's just incorrect.

 

[Sonny]

I think Sonny's post about sometimes hitting and sometimes standing was regarding vs a dealer Ace, though it doesn't say so.

You're right, I must have misread the question. Sorry guys. Just ignore my first post and skip to my second one.

-Sonny-

 

[shadroch]

thanks,I didn't think it made sense. I guess its as Scott said,the computer thinks you should double,although with three cards,you can't in most games.