Aces and eights (blackjack)
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This article is about the blackjack initial card splitting strategy. For the poker hand, see Dead man's hand. For other uses, see Aces and eights (disambiguation).
Splitting aces and eights is part of blackjack basic strategy. Rules vary across gambling establishments regarding resplitting, doubling, multiple card draws, and the payout for blackjack, and there are conditional strategic responses that depend upon the number of decks used, the frequency of shuffling and dealer's cards. However, regardless of the various situations, the common strategic wisdom in the blackjack community is to "Always split aces and eights" when dealt either pair as initial cards.[1] This is generally the first rule of any splitting strategy.[2]