Archive for the ‘Basic Strategy’ Category

The Basic Strategy

April 17, 2009, Posted by Irfan at 9:23 pm

If you learn only one thing from this blog, the proper basic strategy (BS) is definitely what it should be. Knowing how to play every possible hand with the odds in your favor is unquestionably the single most important skill for any player to master. This ability alone allows you to at least break even, [...]

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Myth 7. Always Split Aces And 8s, But Never Ts

August 18, 2008, Posted by Irfan at 9:38 am

According to BS one should always split Aces and 8s, but never T’s. Unless you are counting the cards and know the appropriate MBS indices, you should abide by BS rules. But, just because you see players failing to split Aces or 8s, or splitting T’s, do not automatically assume that they are making playing [...]

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