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Test Your Knowledge Part 3

This is yet another self-testing situation where you'll discover how well you really know proper basic strategy. This time we'll cover splitting pairs, either when doubling after split is permitted and when it isn't.

The basic rules of the game are: six decks, double on any first two cards and the dealer stands on A-6. Use either the DAS column (double after split allowed) or the non-DAS column, as appropriate. Better yet, do both.

As always, the answers are on a separate page so that you can print this out, do the test and then check your accuracy. Making mistakes at splitting pairs aren't all that costly, because pairs are the rarest hand you'll get at Blackjack, but they aren't hard to learn. BTW, mark the play you'd make; not just split or not split. Good luck.

Almost forgot..."P" means split.

			Decision (H,S,D,P)
	Player's Hand	Dealer's Up Card	DAS	Non-DAS
1.	2,2	6
2.	8,8	9
3.	4,4	5
4.	7,7	7
5.	5,5	6
6.	9,9	7
7.	6,6	2
8.	3,3	7
9.	9,9	9
10.	8,8	A
11.	4,4	6
12,	3,3	2
13.	6,6	6
14.	7,7	2
15.	5,5	9
16.	9,9	8
17.	3,3	3
18.	2,2	3
19.	5,5	8
20.	4,4	7