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O.k. there are times in blackjack when you will receive your two up cards that you start
with and they will be identical, identical cards in value; for instance you might get
two aces or you might get two deuces; or you might get two eights. Well in these situations
you will be allowed the option of splitting your two cards and the way that works is you
would put out a bet equal to your original bet; the dealer would split the cards, don't
do it yourself or the eye in the sky will get fidgety and then you are given two more
cards for starting hands. Look at that; you just got 21 twice. It's important to note
that if you split your aces you're going to get and in you get cards that add up to 21;
this is not counted as a blackjack in many casinos. But anyway so if you paid off one
to one instead of three to two; there are situations when you should, should split and
situations when you should not but I want to say that you should always split your aces
and you should always split your eights; and the reason is weather your dealer shows an
up card of a king or say a deuce, or any other up card, you are statistically better off
splitting this hand and splitting this hand than playing it any other way. So always splits;
always split your aces and eights.