Pilarski Shares Blackjack Tips: Often Soft Blackjack Hands Are Misplayed.

Some online blackjack hands are played as poorly as soft 18 – this is a suggestion of the well known expert. Let’s join and watch the tips he will share with us.
In response to a question whether a player is better to hit or stay with the same hand when up against a 9, Mark Pilarski, famous blackjack pro who has become a legend due to his dazzling results in playing online Blackjack, wrote that definitely hitting is the right tactic – although many people refuse to choose this tactic.
He remarked: “No blackjack hands can be misplayed more than soft ones (the ones that contain an ace),”

The expert has also explained that winning chances rise from 40 % up to 45 % when a player selects to hit instead of staying in such kinds of situations.
Speaking about, which is better, either playing on a game with the dealer hitting a soft 17, or on a game where he stands, Mark Pilarski is commenting, that it is much better to play on such a game with the dealer standing on a soft 17. In a game with the dealer hitting a soft 17, the player gives the casino an extra two-tenths of 1per cent advantage. In the case of a soft 17, an Ace, 2, 3, 4 will improve the dealer’s hand, but a 10, J, Q or K will make it of the equivalent value. Therefore, 8 of every 13 cards can improve the dealer’s hand or it can keep it the same. In the case when any of the other 5 cards is/are drawn, then the dealer has still a chance of convalescing his hand by means of another draw.

If you are interested in the way you can play soft 18 (Ace-7) and suppose that the smart play here will be standing on a dealer’s 2, 7, 8, while hitting all others, you’re definitely right. The expert says:
“An Ace-Seven is such a tricky hand which is a point of the numerous disagreements of the experts. The best consensus here is standing on 2, 7, 8; when playing rules double down allows it against 3-6; hit against Nine or Ten count card. Still, against an ace, the experts are divided between standing and hitting. Personally, I support those recommending hitting while confronting an Ace.”