Im new to card counting. (And Canadian)
Canada has some interesting rules for Blackjack, they always hit 17, DAS is allowed, and you can early surrender (they don't take a hole card) except vs. Ace.
Also I believe if you double or split vs a blackjack you only lose the original bet. I'm not sure though, Ive only played at a Casino once a week ago and never did either.
After I lost my money, I knew I could do so much better, since I've always been good at math and memory (have 500 digits of pi memorized) so I memorized the full basic strategy in about an hour on my way back to college.
I think I figured out the best plays for Canadian Blackjack, but i just want to make sure/also share it to fellow Canadians. Here's what I've got. The only thing I'm not so sure about is whether I should split Aces and Eights against a dealer Ace, or just hit:
Hard:
5-8 - Hit
9 - Double vs 3-6, otherwise hit
10 - Double vs 2-9, otherwise hit
11 - Double
12 - Stay vs 4-6, otherwise hit
13 - Stay vs 2-6, otherwise hit
14-15 -Stay vs 2-6, hit vs 7-9, A, surrender vs 10
16 -Stay vs 2-6, hit vs 7, 8, A, surender vs 9, 10
17+ - Stay
Soft:
(A+)
2-3 - Double vs 5, 6, otherwise hit
4-5 - Double vs 4-6, otherwise hit
6 - Double vs 3-6, otherwise hit
7 - Double vs 2-6, stay vs 7, 8, otherwise hit
8 - Double vs 6, otherwise hit
9/10 - Stay
Pairs:
2's/3's- Split vs 2-7, otherwise hit
4's - Split vs 5, 6, otherwise hit
5's - Double vs 2-9, otherwise hit
6's - Split vs 2-6, otherwise hit
7's - Split vs 2-7, hit vs 8, 9, A, surrender vs 10
8's - Surrender vs 10, otherwise split
9's - Stand vs 7, 10, A, otherwise split
10's - Stand
A's - Split
Please let me know. I would also need help with indexes based on this strategy/rules, but that would be after I make sure this is the right strategy (1 thing at a time!)
Thanks so much