what is your blackjack strategy when you have 12,14,16 Numbers in your hand?

[shoreno]

I think we all may have the same strategy when we are playing normally and cold headed.Mine is with 12 to always hit,with 14 50% hit and 50% stand and with 16 90% stand and only 10% hit.

However when we are playing online and not against a real dealer I have lost a lot of times even when I had really good cards which shows you can’t win against computer controlled software.

i saw other bj players that have different move  .  they normally stand a lower number of cards and still manage to win the game while us when we do hit the lower cards we often can get good number of cards but the problem is that dealer got a good cards too so the result can be a tie and losse  but i wont think bj on online and on real world are different  . maybe its just not our time to win  and we always have the iniative that online gambling cheates us but the truth it isnt  .

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[sujonali1819]

In live tables I most likely stand when I get those numbers but if the dealer and other players gets a bunch of low cards i'd take the hit and risk it. Sometimes it works then there are times where you'll get a high card until you bust. After the loss i'll slightly feel bad about the decision and go back to the safe play.which is to stand and hope for the bust. If I get an Ace I always hit on 12 and 14 but in 16 it's a 50-50 depending on what the dealer have because standing here could sometimes be the difference between winning and losing.

Thanks for sharing your sharp strategy. I also do the same things when I get the Ace and total is 12,14 as like you, but most of the time I see get another 10 card and the total does not change, very rare case I see come to a good card that helps to become 17-20 a good hand for stand .

BTW can anybody tell me about insurance? when I should take the insurance? I don't understand this.

[akhjob]

BTW can anybody tell me about insurance? when I should take the insurance? I don't understand this.

Not every site offers insurance but some do offer insurance. Insurance is a side bet which is offered only when the dealer's open card is an 'Ace'. Generally, insurance will be half of your original bet amount. So, if the dealer’s second card has a value of 10, the dealer makes blackjack and you will win the Insurance bet, but lose your original bet. If the dealer doesn't make blackjack, you'll lose your insurance bet and the original bet is decided as usual.
 
Unless you are counting cards in a real casino, don't take insurance because it's actually you placing an additional bet on the outcome of the dealer's card .ie. whether the dealer gets a blackjack or not.     

[Wexnident]

Double down when below 10, and it depends on what I feel whenever its around 14-15. I sometimes do a hit and sometimes a stand, ofc, both have given me wins and losses every now and then. There's also the fact that I like risking my chances whenever I hit an 18 and try to do a double down or just hit. Not the best choice, I know, but it's an unexpected one to say the least right? 12, 14, and 16 are mostly cards that rely on luck when taking a stand. The best choice you'd have at 12 is to opt for a stand imo, and at 14 and 16, either pray for the dealer to bust, or pray for your hit to pay off well. It's just a matter of luck.

BTW can anybody tell me about insurance? when I should take the insurance? I don't understand this.

AFAIK, taking insurance just makes you lose more in the long run. You can just look it up or watch a few sample games tbh, probably a lot easier to understand then.

[LogitechMouse]

I have played blackjack too for the first time in a site where I promoted their campaign (bounty campaign). It is a betting site and luckily, we got our bounty rewards that have been placed on our accounts in the site.

I also have read some strategies here and I think that I will use it when the pandemic is over (because I'm spending more on essentials rather than others). I might try to do some strategies that you users shared in this thread. Thanks for the strategies. When I'm playing blackjack for the first time, I don't have any strategies but my feelings and luck only .

[naikturun]

I think 12 and 14 are still small to stand, so I will still ask for a card to reach a higher number.
whereas 16 is already a pretty decent number however it is rather difficult to get a card to add value because the busted chance is greater than adding value.
and this last is also about luck, you can just get a 5 card after your point 16

[johhnyUA]

1. Number 12
2. Number 14
3. Number 16

when I have these numbers I mostly take a false decision, Like if I stand then see dealer won the game, again if I hit then see there is a big card and busted

Ok, let's talk a bit of a probability:

At first, it's depend how many cards do you and dealer have on your hands. More cards - worse. Less cards - better.

Number 12:

Card which fit you: anything less 10, ( and A ).

Probability to get needed card: (8 * 4 ) / 52 - n, where n - is number of card in hand of you + dealer . 8, because "2", "3", .... "9" is fitted to us.  So, we have around 61-70 % of probability that you will not be busted

Number 14

The same, but here we have only 6 rank cards to fit (from 2 to 7) . So the probability will be around 53 % .

Number 16:

Only 4 cards ranks to fit. So the probability will be just 45 %.

Why it's good to have less cards on your hand? Easy - because this decrease probability that you will get a big card to your hand and will be busted. If you have on your hands something like 10-6 and dealer has also two cards, you can try to risk with 14-16, but if you both have 4 cards, this will be bad idea.

[sujonali1819]

I have not to notice this thread for a few days, So sorry for the late response.

Thank you @akhjob again for a good explanation about the insurance button. To be honest, I have 0 thinking about the insurance button, now I can guess it clearly.
@johhnyUA You have also well explained the 12,14,16 numbers provability. It is noted for the future. Thank you

I have already got the solution that I wanted. So now the topic should be locked. If I need something about blackjack I will reopen it with further asking. Thank you all again who tried to help me.