Hit soft 18?
Here’s the part people keep missing: soft 18 is not some “pretty 18” you protect. It’s A,7. Different animal. Against a 9, 10, ace, you’re not defending a made hand, you’re trying to improve a hand that’s usually behind. That’s the whole thing. Same as poker when people marry top pair on a bad flop and act shocked when the stack goes. Discipline is stability. Your gut is usually just fear dressed up nice. In a long shoe, standing there bleeds. I’ve watched it a hundred times, especially in multi-hand blackjack. Hit it. Stop admiring the number!!!