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Blackjack 101 Dealer
Upcard Player
hand 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
Su/H
Su/H
Su/H
15
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
Su/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
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
H
10
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
H
H
9
H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
H
H
H
H
H
8 or H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
Soft 19
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Soft 18
S
D/S
D/S
D/S
D/S
S
S
H
H
H
Soft 17
H
D/H
D/H
D/H
D/H
H
H
H
H
H
Soft 16
H
H
D/H
D/H
D/H
H
H
H
H
H
Soft 15
H
H
D/H
D/H
D/H
H
H
H
H
H
Soft 14
H
H
H
D/H
D/H
H
H
H
H
H
Soft 13
H
H
H
D/H
D/H
H
H
H
H
H
2,2
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
33
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
44
H
H
H
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
H
55
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
66
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
H
77
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
88
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
99
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
S
SP
SP
S
S
1010
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
AA
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
Never take insurance. 22
H
H
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
33
H
H
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
44
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
55
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
66
H
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
H
77
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
H
H
H
H
88
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
99
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
S
SP
SP
S
S
1010
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
AA
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
For European Rules, (dealer
does not take a down card until players complete their hands and
all player double down and split bets are lost to a dealer blackjack)
do not split or double down against a dealer's ace, do not double
down against a dealer 10, and do not split a pair of 8's against
a dealer's 10. Using the information in the
table, how would you play this hand. You hold 2,2 and the dealer's
upcard is a 6. Go across the top and find the dealers 6 upcard.
Go down the first column under Players Hand and find 22. At the
intersection of the row and column you'll find a P which means
you should split. How about an, Ace,7 (soft 18)
against dealers 3. The table shows D/S. This means you should
double down if they allow doubling on soft hands. If the rules
do not allow you do double on a soft hand, the you would stand. How about this hand: 2,3,Ace
(soft 16) against dealers 5. The table shows D/H. Since most casinos
will not allow to double down on 3 or more cards you should hit. The basic strategy in the table
should be memorized. This is not as difficult a task as your first
think because you probably know most of it already. You must be
able to play each and every hand dealt to you perfectly. Mistakes
will cost you money so practice the basic strategy and always
use it when you play. Now that you are educated in the basics of
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The casino's edge over a typical unskilled blackjack player
is around 5 to 10 percent. This means the player stands to lose
on average about 5 to 10 dollars for every 100 dollars bet. This
doesn't seem like much but consider the fact that a blackjack
player will on average be dealt about 60 hands per hour.
What is the basic playing strategy? It is the optimum way to play
your hand if you are not counting cards. The strategy is
derived by computer simulation where the computer deals out millions
of hands, plays them in all possible ways, and then records and
analyzes the results. The basic strategy is not based on guesswork
or hunches. It is the mathematically correct way to play your hand
against every dealer's upcard.
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If the dealer hits soft 17, then double down
on 11 against dealer's ace, double down on soft 19 against dealer's
6, double down on soft 18 agaist a dealer's 2, and surrender hard
15, hard 17, and a pair of 8's against a dealer's ace.
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