BJ - Splitting 8's.

[RocketManJames]

You're at a blackjack table, and some kid next to you bets his last $100 in a hail mary attempt to make back some of what he's lost.

He's dealt 88. The dealer is showing a 7.

How much is it worth to be allowed to put up the money so that kid can split his hand?

Obviously the kid wants to split, since his 16 really sucks and by splitting he's gonna gain EV from his current position. The question I guess is how much is this opportunity worth to you?

Let's assume this is a continuous shuffle game with many decks. Doubling is allowed after splitting, and let's say that you are going to take sole control of one of the hands. If his hand loses and yours wins, then you win your money, and the loser loses. We aren't going to take a sum of the results and then splitting 50/50.

-RMJ