Blackjack Hit 16 Vs 10

However, this strategy works best in single deck games. For instance, a hard 16 hand can consist of a 10 or a 6, or even a 7, a 5 and a 4 – so the two compositions are wildly different. Whereas a T-D strategy chart would tell you to hit on both, the C-D strategy proposed standing with a three-card 16 and hitting on the other one. Usually in blackjack, the dealer must hit on 16 and stand on 17. These rules are slightly different for other variations of twenty-one. So generally, the odds of the dealer's final score being 16 are 0% because he must hit. This table will show the probability of the dealer busting or getting a non-bust hand as well as natural blackjacks. Blackjack buffs really hate a hard 16 against a dealer's seven- through ace-up. This, whether the 16 is a 9-7 or 10-6 two-card combination, or a larger set such as 7-8-A or 5-3-4-4. And the antipathy is well warranted. These are the weakest positions in which players can find themselves.

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Gatos

Hello everyone. I play BJ thinking that the best strategy is to always hit at 16 against the dealer's 10 (no counting). Today I found Wizzard of odds Blackjack Hand Calculator tool and I found that the best strategy is to stand at 16 if it is with more than 2 cards that do not include A.
Where am I wrong?
p.s. Sorry for my english, I use google translate for this post.

billryan

The math shows you are wrong. You can lay out a few thousand hands or you can accept the math as has been worked out over hundreds of billions of hands. Thanks to the work of many dedicated researchers, we can easily find the expected value of any and every combination of cards.

gordonm888

As a very general rule, if your multicard 16 has a '6' in it is generally better to Hit.

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MDawg

If standing on hard 16 versus dealer 10 is what one should do with more than 2 cards this has in a way to do with tracking or counting then because otherwise it wouldn't make any difference whether the hard 16 landed with two cards or ten.
However another question is - and again just playing basic strategy - player two card hard 12 against dealer 2 or 3 up. Hit once only, or depending on what card lands that doesn't bust or create a pat hand, hit again? The answer to this relates to the above too in a way.

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Gatos

So the Wizzard of odds Blackjack Hand Calculator tool is wrong. Thank you all for replying.

unJon

So the Wizzard of odds Blackjack Hand Calculator tool is wrong. Thank you all for replying.

16 vs T is such a close decision that the composition of the hand and other hands at the table can tip the decision. One rule of thumb is to not hit a 16 into a T if you hand contains any 4 or 5.
Another interesting composition dependent hand is 12 vs 4. Answer is different for 10 and deuce vs 9 and 3 or 8 and 4, etc.

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kubikulann

Am I wrong to understand that you confuse best strategy with basic strategy?
And that your responders deliberately confuse you further by confusing perfect with relevantly optimal strategy?
If the difference in EV is so small that you have to delve into the composition of the exposed cards, then for all practical purposes you may confidently opt for whatever action you prefer.

Gatos

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Am I wrong to understand that you confuse best strategy with basic strategy?

When you don't counting, the best strategy isn't the basic strategy? I tried everything but I can not show you my screenshots even though I have experience in forums. I can not even put the link of Wizzard of odds Blackjack Hand Calculator tool. Βut you can try it yourself. I was wrong about the A at op. Blackjack Hand Calculator tool says that sometimes the suggested action is stand even if included Α in the multicard 16.
Example (6 decks):

Dealer 10
Player 9 3 2 A A
Stand -0.573075
Hit -0.574042

Gatos

16 vs T is such a close decision that the composition of the hand and other hands at the table can tip the decision. One rule of thumb is to not hit a 16 into a T if you hand contains any 4 or 5.

Ιn accordance with the Wizzard of odds Blackjack Hand Calculator tool, as I have shown with the example above, the optimal movement for 16 against dealers 10 is to stand if it is multicard 16 even if it is not included 4 or 5.

kubikulann

When you don't counting, the best strategy isn't the basic strategy?

No.
Basic does not take into account the composition of hands (except for aces) and the other exposed cards. Just your total and the dealer’s card.
Wizards calculator goes further, it is not basic.
If you can, Surrender a dealt 16 against a 10.
-0.5 is better than -0.57

Reperiet qui quaesiverit

Here's the situation:

You're playing in a multiple deck game and the rules are more or less standard. You are dealt a nine and a seven for a two card total of 16, while the dealer shows a ten as his upcard.

Will you stand on this hand, considering that in all likelihood you're going to bust if you hit it, or will you hit, figuring you'll have no chance at all if you don't?

Well, the correct play to make is to hit this hand.

Needless to say, you are in one of the tougher spots a blackjack player can be in. Having a 16 puts you into a 'no man's land' of sorts because whatever you do, it can seem like the losing move.

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You have, in point of fact, a very slim chance to win the hand. Now what you have to do is start thinking about how you're going to LOSE LESS on the hand. And indeed, this is a VERY close call.

Taking the posture where you're going to always stand on this hand will bring you a defeat 77% of the time, which constitutes the number of times the dealer is going to be pat (in a 'standing' position) with a ten showing.
Hitting the hand will obviously have you busting out quite a bit, and you will win 2.7% less. But you will also lose 3.1% less, making it a slightly better decision to hit the 16 here.

Don't forget a very strong rule of thumb: when you're in a losing situation, at least position yourself to minimize your losses when you can.

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