– In blackjack, soft hands are hands that have less than 13 cards. Soft hands are advantageous for the player, as they are less likely to be carded and lose money.
– Conversely, a hard hand is one that has at least 13 cards. Hard hands are disadvantageous for the player, as they are more likely to be carded and lose money.
– In theory, a player with soft hands should always win if they play against a dealer with hard hands. However, in practice, this is not always the case.
A player with hard hands may be able to get lucky and bust out with a high hand without getting carded, while a player with soft hands may get carded and lose even if they have a high hand.
– The reason for this is that dealers generally give more favorable treatment to hard hands than to soft hands. Dealers will often let players with hard hands go even if they have low cards if they appear to be making an honest attempt to gamble.
On the other hand, dealers will often card players with soft hands even if they have high cards if they appear to be trying to cheat.
