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This guide is taken from www.masteringblackjack.net
4. Black Jack Strategy
To strengthen your chances at blackjack, you should follow a basic strategy. The dealer's hand is on the top and the player's hand is on the left of the box.
H is for Hit (take another card), S is for Stand (stay with what you have), D is for double-down (see above), and P is for split (see above).
| 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 |
|
| A4 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
| A 5 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
| A6 |
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 |
|
| A9 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
| Pair Splitting |
| Pairs |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
| 22 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 33 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 44 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 55 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 6 6 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 77 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 88 |
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 |
| Multi-Deck Game |
| Hard Totals |
| Hard |
Totals |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
| 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 |
|
| 17-20 |
S |
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 |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
| A 3 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
| A4 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
| A 5 |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
| A6 |
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 |
|
| A9 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
| Pair Spliting |
| Pairs |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
| 22 |
P * |
P * |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 33 |
P * |
P * |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 44 |
H |
H |
H |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 55 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 6 6 |
P* |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 77 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 88 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
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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