What Can You Verify About Mikki Mase’s Blackjack Advice?

The public sources reviewed here do not establish a complete Mikki Mase blackjack strategy. A short clip says “hit your 16s,” but that is not a universal instruction: with 10+6, basic strategy recommends different actions depending on the dealer upcard and whether late surrender is available.

Below, we explain the source limitations and work through two repeatable examples in the basic strategy calculator. These examples test a specific hand decision—not anyone’s personal gambling results.

What Does Mikki Mase Say in the Short Clip?

The available short-clip text says “hit your 16s,” without visible qualifications about the dealer upcard or table rules. That is the specific advice we can attribute to the clip; its full context is unavailable.

The original English-language Snapchat clip and its indexed text were checked on October 7, 2026. The listing displays April 9 without a year and a title about when to hit or stand.

This limitation matters. A short statement does not show which hands, rules or exceptions were being discussed. It cannot establish a complete Mase-authored system or describe every decision he makes.

A separate public YouTube video attributed by name to Mikki Mase is dated January 22, 2026. Its metadata does not establish a mathematical advantage or replace checking individual plays against the relevant rules.

Should You Always Hit 16 in Blackjack?

No. For a hard 16 made up of 10+6 under the rules below, stand against a dealer 6. Against a dealer 10, use late surrender if it is allowed; if surrender is unavailable, the model recommends hitting.

A hard hand has no ace counted as 11. Both examples use a 10 and a 6, not a pair of 8s or another combination totaling 16.

The shared settings are:

• 6 decks;
• dealer stands on soft 17—a total of 17 with an ace counted as 11;
• double after split allowed;
• double on any two cards;
• late surrender allowed;
• dealer peek for blackjack;
• blackjack pays 3:2.

These are model recommendations for the listed rules, not universal instructions. Check your table’s rules before applying them. The rule-specific nature of basic strategy is also explained in the Wizard of Odds blackjack guide.

10+6 Against a Dealer 6

Under the listed settings, stand: do not take another card. The calculator displays the result as “Stand.”

English basic strategy calculator showing 10+6 against a dealer upcard of 6, with Stand recommended

Local-development capture of the English calculator: 10+6 against dealer 6, with “Stand” displayed. This is not a capture of the public website.

This example shows why “always hit 16” cannot be applied without checking the situation. Against this dealer upcard and under these rules, basic strategy recommends taking no further cards.

10+6 Against a Dealer 10

Under the same settings, surrender because late surrender is available. The calculator displays the result as “Surrender.”

English basic strategy calculator showing 10+6 against a dealer upcard of 10, with Surrender recommended when late surrender is allowed

Local-development capture of the English calculator: 10+6 against dealer 10, with “Surrender” displayed under the late-surrender rule.

Late surrender lets you give up the hand after the initial deal and the dealer’s blackjack check, losing half your original wager. Not every table offers it. If you disable surrender in the settings while keeping the same cards, the model recommends hitting.

The difference between these examples does not mean either action guarantees a win. It means one action is mathematically preferable to the alternatives under the specified conditions.

How Can You Repeat the Comparison in the Calculator?

Open the English basic strategy calculator, match the rules, then select the two player cards and the dealer upcard. The tool shows a recommended action and a brief explanation.

1. Set the rules to 6 decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split allowed, double on any two cards, late surrender, dealer peek and a 3:2 blackjack payout.
2. In the hand lookup, select a 10 for the first player card and a 6 for the second. The tool uses T for a 10-value card.
3. Select 6 as the dealer upcard. Check that the result is “Stand.”
4. Change only the dealer upcard to 10. With late surrender enabled, the result should be “Surrender.”
5. To check the no-surrender alternative, disable surrender while leaving the cards unchanged. The model recommends hitting.

If your table uses different rules, enter those rules rather than changing them merely to match the screenshots. The purpose is to find the recommendation for the game you are actually evaluating.

The screenshots show the inputs and results in a working local-development version. They do not establish that the public website was accessible when the captures were made.

What Does Basic Strategy Establish—and What Doesn’t It?

Basic strategy selects the model’s best action for a given player hand, dealer upcard and set of rules. It is not a betting system, card-counting system, profit guarantee or evidence of anyone’s personal results.

Card counting is a separate approach: it tracks the remaining card composition to assess whether that composition favors the player. Comparing the two hands above does not require attributing card counting to Mase.

The calculation used for these examples follows the project’s infinite-shoe, total-dependent basic strategy model. It evaluates average modeled net outcomes per one initial wager unit—not the probability of winning a hand or a prediction of actual results. It supports standing against 6, using late surrender against 10 when available, and hitting against 10 when surrender is unavailable. Although the displayed settings specify six decks, this is not a casino-specific finite-shoe simulation or an exact calculation for every possible state of a real six-deck game.

Mathematical approaches to blackjack decisions are discussed in Jarek Solowiej’s 2004 paper. For a broader explanation of the plays, see our basic strategy guide; for practice, use the blackjack strategy flashcards.

A good or bad session does not establish the quality of a strategy. The verifiable conclusion here is narrower and more useful: advice about 16 needs the hand composition, dealer upcard and table rules—not an unconditional command to hit.