How to play blackjack: tips and strategy

Should you always split Aces and 8s when playing blackjack?
When it comes to trying to beat the house and get an edge at the blackjack tables, you’ll need to follow basic blackjack strategy, part of which involves splitting certain hands to maximise your opportunities to win against the dealer’s hand.

Two specific hands that we’re going to discuss in this guide are pairs of Aces and pairs of eights. Both of these should always be split into two hands when dealt to you by the dealer – or so they say.