Blackjack strategies help please!?

yes, he should have hit that 5. it was a "free" hit. there is nothing he could have drawn to bust. although you ume the hole card is always a ten, doesn't mean it is. this situation is why you're supposed to hit 3 - 9 against a dealer bust card. (double down 10 & 11) I swear, I don't see why people don't learn a game beforehand for free instead of with their hard earned cash.... its hard enough to keep your money when you know what you're doing! if he sat down at a table I was playing at and did that, I'd get up and leave....