I have encountered so many players who do everything else "by the book," but insist that doubling down is better than splitting the pair of 4's. Even most dealers seem surprised when I split the 4's. I have had many players and dealers say that "the book" says you should never split pairs that start with 'F'. Yet every book and website I've seen say that splitting is the correct play as long as DAS is permitted; in fact, they all say that doubling down is not even the 2nd best choice in games with 2 decks or more (hitting is the 2nd best choice). They also say that 4's should be split vs. 4 in SD games with DAS. Are there any books or other sources out there from which people are getting the incorrect info. that 4's should NEVER be split? Or, do any of you pros out there agree that 4's should NEVER be split?
