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Blackjack Strategy Chart
Basic strategy is the best way to play any possible situation in Blackjack, without any knowledge of the distribution of the rest of the cards in the deck. The chart below applies to most the online casinos. For offline casinos the chart might be different depending on the house rules.
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Dealer's card |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
17+ |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
16 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
15 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
14 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
13 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
12 |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
11 |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
10 |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
9 |
H |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
5 - 8 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A, 8 - 10 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
A, 7 |
S |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
A, 6 |
H |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A, 5 |
H |
H |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A, 4 |
H |
H |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A, 3 |
H |
H |
H |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A, 2 |
H |
H |
H |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
A, A / 8, 8 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
10, 10 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
9, 9 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
S |
7, 7 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
6, 6 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
5, 5 |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
DD |
H |
H |
4, 4 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
3, 3 |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
2, 2 |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
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H = Hit
S = Stand
DD = Double Down
P = Split
General Blackjack Tips
- Never buy insurance if you don't know how to count cards.
- When playing online counting cards make no sense.
- Play games where dealer stands on soft 17.
- Play games with payout 2 to 1 for Blackjack.
- Play games where you are allowed to double down any number of cards.
- Play games where you are allowed to double down after splitting pairs.
- Always evalute all rules when playing in a new casino.
- Practice Playing. There are Blackjack Strategy Engines available online.
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