Splitting hands when playing Blackjack can increase your chances of winning and can also, when done correctly help you reduce the house edge of whichever Blackjack game you have chosen to play.
But you should only split hands when it is wise to do so, an often-made mistake for novice players is to spilt any old hand, and this is a surefire way to the soup kitchen! Only split your hand when perfect strategy dictates.
Below we have a definitive guide to the rules about splitting on all the Blackjack games that can be found at any casino.
There is much more to playing Blackjack than just splitting hands, so make sure you check out our entire website and arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible to help improve your Blackjack gameplay.
Splitting Hands
The following Blackjack games allow you to split, split after a double, and re-split 2 times:
Atlantic City Blackjack – Big 5 Blackjack – Bonus Blackjack – Double Exposure BlackJack – Spanish 21 BlackJack – Vegas Downtown Blackjack – Vegas Strip BlackJack – Spanish BlackJack
The following Blackjack games allow you to split, but no split is allowed after a split and you cannot re-split:
- European BlackJack
- Triple Sevens
- Vegas Single Deck Blackjack
Learn To Split Hands
You don’t need us to tell you that practice makes perfect, so when you are mastering the game of Blackjack and the many different splitting decisions it is best to get as much experience under your belt as possible.
