"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." R. W. Emerson
That being said, consistency in programming is awesome! Doing things consistently in your programs helps you write more quickly and more correctly. That consistency also helps your readers read faster and with more understanding.
For this program:
Twice you evaluate the last 4 cards of a hand, once with [-4:] and once with [1:].
What's going on with the 11's?
Finding equality in multiple items is clearer by comparing one item to all other items.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." R. W. Emerson
That being said, consistency in programming is awesome! Doing things consistently in your programs helps you write more quickly and more correctly. That consistency also helps your readers read faster and with more understanding.
For this program: