Playing Strategy
To strengthen your chances at blackjack, you should follow a basic strategy. The dealers hand is on the top and the players hand is on the left of the box.
H is for Hit, S is for Stand, D is for double-down, and P is for split.
Hard Totals
|
Hard Totals |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
|
8 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
9 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
|
11 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
|
12 |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
13 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
14 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
15 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
16 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
17-20 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Soft Totals
|
Soft Totals |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
|
A 2 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 3 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 4 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 5 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 7 |
S |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 8 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
D |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
A 9 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Pair Splitting
|
Pairs |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
|
2 2 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
3 3 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
4 4 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
5 5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
|
6 6 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
7 7 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
8 8 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
|
9 9 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
P |
S |
S |
|
10's |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
A's |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
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