EV cost vs. Basic Strategy Mistakes (Soft Totals) soft dealer upcard total A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (20) -0.049 -0.196 -0.213 -0.209 -0.205 -0.198 -0.191 -0.336 -0.383 -0.225 (19) -0.181 -0.008 -0.016 -0.018 -0.019 -0.017 -0.021 -0.174 -0.013 -0.128 (18) -0.371 -0.210 -0.181 -0.170 -0.166 -0.162 -0.151 -0.207 -0.356 -0.320 (17) -0.457 -0.323 -0.291 -0.280 -0.271 -0.257 -0.245 -0.530 -0.505 -0.458 (16) -0.489 -0.356 -0.314 -0.300 -0.290 -0.279 -0.266 -0.575 -0.545 -0.496 (15) -0.518 -0.392 -0.334 -0.323 -0.313 -0.302 -0.286 -0.618 -0.587 -0.532 (14) -0.551 -0.426 -0.374 -0.355 -0.347 -0.328 -0.313 -0.660 -0.627 -0.570 (13) -0.583 -0.463 -0.411 -0.397 -0.384 -0.366 -0.348 -0.698 -0.666 -0.608 For example, given a soft (19) vs a dealer T upcard, you are losing 12.8 cents per dollar by not hitting (see Optimal.txt for Basic Strategy).