It doesn't necessarily work that way with pair
splits
though. Suppose you have a pair of 6s against the dealer's
3. Basic strategy tells you to split
that, but it's only because splitting will lose less money
than playing your 12. However, playing only one 6 against a
3 loses less money than either
hitting 12 or splitting two 6s.
So the next time you've got a pair of 6s against a 3, ask
somebody next to you if he wants one of your 6s. Since it's
a basic strategy move, you
may get a taker, and that'll save some money -- long term.
Sometimes you can even buy another player's hand outright.
How? By taking advantage of their own false beliefs. For
example, how do you feel
when you have 19 against the dealer's 10 up? If you're like
most players you're praying, "Please no 10 in the hole --
p-l-e-a-s-e no 10." But did
you know that a made 19 is the outright favorite against a
playable dealer's 10 up? Yet, many players half expect to
lose that hand.
So what can you do? When the guy next to you has 19 against
a 10 up for, say, $25 -- offer him a guaranteed $1 profit
for his hand by proposing
to buy it for $26. If he takes it you'll have manufactured a
3% edge out of nothing!
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