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How to Play a Hard Twelve Total in Blackjack - Hard 12

A Python repl by sekhar12in. Why to stand on hard 12 The strategy gets a little tricky when you have a total hard hand of 12. The hope here is that the dealer holding a 4 through 6 will draw a ten card and then have to take another hit and bust. It's a long shot but basic blackjack strategy says this is the best move in the long run.

Blackjack is actually one of the most popular games in the casino and also has some of the lowest odds of all the casino games, except casino craps of course. Generally their edge ranges from 1% to 15% depending on what variation of blackjack you are playing. One of the more frustrating hands in blackjack is being dealt a 12 when the dealer shows a 2 upcard. You hate to hit your 12 because you are afraid the dealer is going to give you a picture card and you’ll bust.

Playing a Total of Hard 12

Stand if the dealer is showing a 4, 5 or 6.

Otherwise take a hit.

Reasoning

If the dealer has a 4, 5, or 6, then there is a great chance that the dealer has a stiff hand and will bust. You don't want to risk busting your 12 if there is a good chance of a dealer bust, because then you'll lose instead of winning.

Any other upcard that the dealer has gives her a much smaller chance of busting, and since you have a 12, there are a lot of cards that can improve your hand, so it's worth taking the hit if the dealer doesn't have the 4, 5 or 6 showing.

Here's the situation:
Us: 12
Them: 2

You're playing in a multiple deck game where the dealer must stand on soft 17. You're dealt and seven and a five for a hard total of 12 while the dealer has a two showing. What is the correct move under these circumstances?

This situation understandably causes problems for some people. The dilemma is that if you have a 12, there's a certain chance you could bust with a ten-value card since there are more ten-value cards in the deck than any other denomination (16 per deck, of course).

The dealer also essentially needs to draw a couple of ten cards if he or she is going to break. Remembering logistically that odds are against this happening, since non-tens outnumber ten value cards in the deck by an average of 2.25 to 1, what you need to do here is improve your hand.

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• If you NEVER hit the hand, you're going to lose approximately 65% of the time, without question.
• If you hit the hand, you'll lose only about 60% of the time.

Therefore, you LOSE LESS, and you're in effect playing defensively. You will win the hand at about the same rate, and granted, you certainly will bust some of the time, but keep in mind also that you will wind up tying with the dealer at about a 5% rate, meaning your original bet gets returned to you; money you would otherwise lose by not hitting.

Take only one hit though, as anything further will take you out of proper Basic Strategy.

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