Online Casino Blackjack - Multiple Hands
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 55
Here's the question: in an online casino that lets you play multiple hands, in a 6-8 deck hand that's reset every hand, is it better to play three hands or one hand? It pays 3:2 on blackjack on any hand, allows splits and double downs, and only gives one card on split aces.
The reason I'm curious is that it also allows surrender. I personally like to play three handed because you are getting paid when the dealer busts or you have three better hands, and if you have one good hand and two garbage hands you can often turn it into an overall push.
So, what do you think?
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 24,904
If we're just talking about being better in terms of money, then:
0 > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6
And there aren't that many hands you should be surrendering. If the dealer hits a soft 17, then surrender (i) a 15 vs. a 10 or A, (ii) a 16 vs. a 9, 10 or A and (iii) a 17 vs. an A. If the dealer stays on a soft 17, then surrender (i) a 15 vs. a 10 and (ii) a 16 vs. a 9, 10 or A. Nothing else should be surrendered per basic strategy.
