This means only a nine can take you to 21 on your next card. If you don’t split your aces, one is given a value of one and the other a value of 11. AcesĬards with a value of ten are plentiful in blackjack, so it makes sense to split a pair of aces.
These aren’t rules that mean you will win every time you follow them, but you are more likely to win in the long run if you do so.
There are also hands you should never split and some hands where the decision to split is based on what the dealer’s up-card is.
In the game of blackjack there are certain hands that probability dictates it is favourable to split.
