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Should I split if i got 20 in blackjack?

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Should I split if i got 20 in blackjack?
All people I know tell me I should do it but I want opinion from people that know better.
I am beginner in blackjack so dont laugh ;)
 
Always split the 20s. You increase your chances by doing so. When splitting 20s you cant hit over 21 in the next card. Everyone that played blackjack will tell you the same.
 
I think it depends on the session to split it or not, also on the situation. One great aid to play blackjack is the use of strategy tables, that is used by many I guess. The other very important is observation of the session. Sometimes there are sessions when the dealer receives many high cards. In that case he usually hits 19 or over. In those sessions I wouldn't split the 20. Only when I experience that the luck of the dealer changed, and he starts receiving lower, worse cards over and over. In that case I start splitting.

It is also important to observe the card of the dealer when you split. If he holds a high card, I wouldn't split. I usually split when he holds a 5 or 6. When the dealer has 5 or 6, that is very bad luck for the dealer, normally he will bust. Those situations worths splitting. When the dealer has a high card, I would skip splitting.
 
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Don't Split Two 10s:Given the situation, such a hand totals a value of 20 and is an excellent hand. Your goal is to achieve 21, but if you've got 20 on the first two cards dealt to you, then there is only one situation where the dealer can beat you with and that is with a 21. And it will be hard for the dealer to beat with you with this situation,Always Split Two 8sP:Whatever card value the dealer has in hand, even showing with an ace, always split the two 8s. Two 8s make a 16, and that is the worst hand in blackjack. Splitting the two 8s gives you a better chance of getting one winning hand, and of course saving your money. With one hand winning and the other losing, one will pay the other and you end up losing nothing (assuming that you followed a standard rule requirement and placed the same amount as bet for both hands). And if you draw a 10 to both hands, you've made two 18s instead of the single 16, which has much better probabilities,Never Split Two 5s:When you get two 5s, you have a value of 10, so a wise decision is to double down and ask for one card only. If you split the two 5s and get two 10's, you just made two bad hands out of a good hand and would have had 20 if you doubled down Only draw on soft 18 if the dealer has an 8, 9, or 10. Doubling down is the main method by which you can eliminate the house edge so it is very important to remember when to use this decision,Always draw to soft 17 or less.
 
Is the case, such as hand totals a value of 20 is excellent in view of the hand. 21 to achieve his goal, but if you got 20 of the first two cards dealt to you, so there is only one case where the dealer can beat you, and it is with 21. It can be hard to beat the dealer by the situation, always will be Mdzotin 8sP: the value of the card and the merchant is at hand, with ace performances, and always split 8s Sun made two 8s 16 , and the worst hand in blackjack. Two 8s division to a better chance to get a win on the one hand gives, and of course your money offer. Winners and other losses, other pay and you also (the assumption that the condition followed a standard rule and put both hands on the bet the same amount) the losing end with a hand. If you are 10 for both hands, you have provided two 16 instead of the 18s, things are much better, never Mdzotin 5S: 5S to get you two, you have a value of 10, a wise decision to double down and asking for the same card. If you split two and two 5S and 10, you just let a bad one good hand to hand would have been 20 if you only double down on soft 18 if dealer drew a 8.9, or 10. Double down the major means by which you eliminate the house edge to miss it when the motion is important to use, and always draws a soft 17 or less can.
 
No! Of course not. Doesn't matter what type of the blackjack you play, even if the dealer is showing an ace, the odds are that your hand of 20 is the winner.
 
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