One of the better ways to play Blackjack is to let the dearer break when you are dealt a breaking hand. A breaking hand is any hand with a total of 12 to 16. This method of play is far better for most players. It is definitely easier than counting cards. When both you and the dealer have a break hand, the play is to let the dealer draw and hope for a breaking card to be dealt. Do not hit your hand when the dealer has a break card showing. This rule will make a player a lot of money in the long run, except when the shoe is rich in small cards. Since you are not counting cards, you have no knowledge of the makeup of the shoe. The assumption is that the break cards will hit often when the dealer is forced to hit this hand.

Another tactic is to double down when the dealer has a break card showing. Even if you miss your hand the dealer can still break. Another tactic is do not take insurance on a possible dealer Blackjack, as it is a very bad bet as the payoff is not correct. The secret to good gaming is not to take bets that have a wrong payoff. When a player does this they are upping the house edge to a level that is hard to overcome. Play the way any good book on Blackjack says to play and you will be very close to perfect and also cut the house edge to a minimum.

Splitting pairs is up to interoperation. Some players swear you should not split a small pair if the dealer is showing a big card. The idea of splitting a small pair like sixes or fours, threes or deuces is maybe one of the new hands will be a winner and pay for the other if needed. .

Splitting face cards is not a great idea unless you are counting cards and the deck is rich in high cards. The reason is obvious as the hand may be a winner already and why make two losing hands out of a winner.

Playing two or three hands at a time is okay as long as you are not on a prolonged losing streak. Multiple hand play can be protective or very profitable if the cards are running over you and the dealer is cold.