Basic Blackjack Strategy

The most common variant blackjack game is the multiple deck game with 4 or more decks and the dealer stands on soft 17.


You will find many different blackjack rule variations at different online casinos. In the recomended blackjack casinos we present you the blackjack games and online casinos that offer the best odds for the player. In any case, there a basic set of strategy rules that are appliable to all blackjack games:



Blackjack Strategy to memorize in 10 minutes

TO DOUBLE

TO SPLIT A PAIR

TO HIT

TO STAND
On 9 when dealer shows 6 or lower

Aces and 8's.  

On 8 or less;

On 17 or higher

On 10 when dealer shows 9 or lower

 3's and 2's when the dealer shows 4,5,6, or 7

On 12-16 when dealer shows 7 or higher;

 On 11 - except against dealers ace

never split 10-face cards and never split 5's

  



Stand on soft 19 and soft 20.


Double down on soft 13-18 when dealer shows 4,5, or 6.


BASIC STRATEGY - BLACKJACK
YOUR HAND DEALERS HAND
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
5-8 H H H H H H H H H H
9 H 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 H
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+ S S S S S S S S S S
  Soft Hands
A,2 H H H D D H H H H H
A,3 H H H 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 H 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 S S S S S S
A,9 S S S S S S S S S S
  Split Hands
2,2 P P P P P P H H H H
3,3 P P P P P P H H H H
4,4 H H H P P 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 P P
9,9 P P P P P S P P S S
10,10 S S S S S S S S S S
A,A P P P P P P P P P P
         
  H HIT D DOUBLE
         
  S STAND P SPLIT
         

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