Fred Renzey – The Most Likely Way to Win Your Blackjack Hand Isn’t Always the Best Play

In blackjack, suppose you’ve got a pair of 9s against the dealer’s 2. If you just stay pat with your 18, you’ll win the hand 56% of the time (after adjusting for pushes). But if you split the 9s, you’ll win with each 9 only 54% of the time (adjusted again for pushes). So you tell me — what’s the right play?
The answer is — you’ve gotta’…