Playing a Hand of 6 and 6 Against a Hand of 2 in Blackjack

The following information will help you to choose the best course of action when you have a pair of 6's to play against the dealer's hand of 2. Potentially the dealer has a very strong hand. So what can you do to make your 6's as advantageous as possible?

The best course of action is to split them up. Having two hands of 6 puts you in a better position than if you have one hand valued at 12. This may come as a surprise to players who feel playing a 6 is a traditionally weak hand. However, to gain a full picture of the options available to you, you need to consider the following.

If you don't want to split and you intend to play the hand as a hard 12, your only real choices are to hit or stand. These are not recommended courses of action. If you hit on a hard 12, you are destined to lose at least 60 percent of the time. If you choose to stand, the odds are even more heavily stacked against you. Players that stand on a hard 12 will generally lose 65 percent of the hands they play.

When you take this into account, splitting your hand into two makes sense. When you hold a single 6 in a hand, you can hit again with the hope of finding a suitable card such as a 3, which will give you a more competitive blackjack hand. Likewise, a 4 or 5 added to your hand can help you if you wish to double to get as close to 21 as possible.

Statistically speaking, splitting your two 6's may still involve you losing the hand. However, the likelihood that you will do so is just 56 percent, making splitting a far more attractive option than playing the hand as a hard 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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