Blackjack Strategy
The most important piece of information is the dealer's face-up card. this should define how you are going to play.
Using the following table should provide you with the best possible chance of winning.
Use the table not just for the first hand but until you either stick or bust. depending on the dealers facing card along the top and your current hand down the left depends o how you play
Your 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 - 21 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
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/S |
D/S |
D/S |
D/S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
A, 8 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
2, 2 |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
3, 3 |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
4, 4 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
5, 5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
6, 6 |
H |
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 |
P |
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 |
Key;
H = Hit
S = Stand
D = double
P = split
D/S Double if allowed otherwise stand.
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