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Here are some guidelines for how to play your blackjack hand:

You have...	Dealer shows...	You should...
8 or less	Doesn’t matter	Always hit
9	3,4,5, or 6 2 or 7 and up	Double down Hit
10	2 through 9 10 or Ace	Double down Hit
11	2 through 10 Ace	Double down Hit
12	2, 3, or 7 and up 4 through 6	Hit Stand
13 to 16	7 and above 2 through 6	Hit Stand
17 to 21	Doesn’t matter	Always stand

An ace can make things a bit more complicated. Here’s what to do if one or both of your cards is an ace:

You have an ace and...	Dealer shows...	You should...
Another ace	Doesn’t matter	Always split
2 or 3	5 or 6 Anything else	Double down Hit
4 or 5	4, 5, or 6 Anything else	Double down Hit
6	3 through 6 Anything else	Double down Hit
7	3 through 6 2, 7, or 8 9 and up	Double down Stand Hit
8 or 9	Doesn’t matter	Stand
10 and up	Doesn’t matter	Stand (You have blackjack!)

Another tricky situation occurs when you are dealt two of the same card initially. The chart below shows what to do in that instance:

You have a pair of...	Dealer shows...	You should...
2s or 3s	4, 5, 6, or 7 Anything else	Split Hit
4s	Doesn’t matter	Never split
5s	2 through 9 10 and up	Never split; double down Never split; hit
6s	3, 4, 5, or 6 Anything else	Split Hit
7s	2 through 7 8 and up	Split Hit
8s	Doesn’t matter	Always split
9s	2 through 6 7 8 or 9 10 and up	Split Stand Split Stand
10s, jacks, queens, or kings	Doesn’t matter	Never split; stand

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Sounds like you don't need a host. After all, what can they provide that you're not already getting?
Note that they may know about the rat holing. The host offer may be an attempt to figure out if you're an AP that should be barred or not. Since an AP would probably not want a host, it might be a good cover for you to get one.You absolutely do not need to schmooze with your host. The rest is up to you.
Apparently you play enough coin to fit their design. That's how I got a host; the PB said I should have one 'at your level of play'. I wouldn't have gone looking, as I'm pretty much a red-chipper.
I think it depends a lot on the casino or chain. MGM, Sands, Wynn, I barely register with them. CET, GN, the D, Boyd, some other smaller places, they put on the dog for me. AC & LV Hilton (both gone) were extremely generous.

Note that they may know about the rat holing. The host offer may be an attempt to figure out if you're an AP that should be barred or not.

I'm not saying it's never happened, but I think it's very unlikely.
Hosts are almost always on the player's side, AP or not.
I would get a host unless there is something really out of whack with your account. Perhaps You keep winning, your losses are extremely unlikely(from rat-holing), you only play the best games available like (9/6 etc.), you only play during point multipliers and promos.

Hosts are almost always on the player's side, AP or not.
I would get a host unless there is something really out of whack with your account. Perhaps You keep winning, your losses are extremely unlikely(from rat-holing), you only play the best games available like (9/6 etc.), you only play during point multipliers and promos.

I'd agree with Axelwolf that hosts don't care how you play as long as you're not cheating. They have incentives for you to win and stay at the table longer (they get a small percentage of your theo). The hosts are always on the player's side. However, only get a host if you feel like you need things beyond what you're getting offered. i.e. I get offers for 2 tickets to concerts all the time. If I want to invite more people I'd have to pay out of pocket for 2 more tickets...But, with a host I can tell him I need 4 tickets, and he can easily accommodate 4 tickets comp'd.Hosts are often an APs best friend. They are compensated based on a player's theoretical loss, which can be quite high. It does not bother a host when the player wins. However, hosts are incentived by the casino to minimize what they give out. I view hosts as an independent agent between the player and casino who can definitely help argue the player's case to get more comps.
As long as your play is very solid, and you like first class, then I don't see any down side to getting a host. However, I've been offered one at properties where I have marginal play and am fine with what I already get and have turned them down. A host will nag you to come and play and will push you to play hard. Unless they have something I want, which is generally not the case anymore, I don't need a host on my case.

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Note that they may know about the rat holing. The host offer may be an attempt to figure out if you're an AP that should be barred or not.

When I said that, I didn't mean that the host would say you're an AP, but that the management thinks you are and merely want to know your reaction to being offered a host.
Of course, not being an AP myself, and without my own host, it didn't occur to me that an AP would even consider getting one.

...Of course, not being an AP myself, and without my own host, it didn't occur to me that an AP would even consider getting one.

I have a host at most of the different properties we AP at. I started to type out why, but I think I'll just leave it at it can be a very good thing for many reasons for an AP to have a host.

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