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Blackjack basic strategy chart.

Find your hand on the left and the dealer's face-up card along the top. Tap any cell for the reason and what each move is worth.

6 decks · dealer stands on soft 17 · blackjack pays 3:2 · double after split · late surrender. Playing this chart perfectly, the house keeps about 0.43% of what you bet.

H HitS StandD Double, or hit if you can'tDs Double, or standP SplitR Surrender, or hit

Hard totals

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8 or less
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17+

Soft totals (with an ace counting 11)

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A,2
A,3
A,4
A,5
A,6
A,7
A,8
A,9

Pairs

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2,2
3,3
4,4
5,5
6,6
7,7
8,8
9,9
10,10
A,A

Columns are the dealer's face-up card. Tap any cell to see why.

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