blackjack basic strategy plus all deviations

hard 7 and below

always hit, no deviating

hard 8

hit

OR

doubles against 6 with 2+

hard 9

doubles 3-6, hit everything else

OR

doubles against 2 with 1+, doubles against 7 with 3+

hard 10

doubles against 2-9, hits 10 and A

OR

double against 10 when 4+

double against A when 3+

hard 11

always double forever

hard 12

STAND against 4,5,6 ; HIT everything else

OR

stand against 2 when 3+

stand against 3 when 2+

hard 13

STAND 2-6; HIT 7-A

or

HIT against 2 when -1-

hard 14

STAND against 2-6; HIT against 7-A

hard 15

STAND 2-6 ; HIT 7-A

or

STAND on ten when 4+

STAND on A when 5+

hard 16

STAND against 2-6; HIT against 7-A

OR

STAND on A when 3+

STAND on 10 when 0+

STAND on 9 when 4+

hard 17 and higher

ALWAYS STAND

soft 13 and 14 (A2 and A3)

DOUBLE against 5 and 6; HIT everything else

if DOUBLE not allowed, HIT

soft 15 and 16 (A4 and A5)

DOUBLES against 4-6; HIT everything else

if DOUBLE not allowed, HIT

soft 17 (A6)

DOUBLES against 3-6, hit everything else

OR

DOUBLE against 2 when 1+

if DOUBLE not allowed, HIT

soft 18 (A7)

DOUBLES against 2-6; STAND against 7,8; HIT against 9-A

if DOUBLE is not allowed, then STAND against 2-6

soft 19 (A8)

DOUBLES against 6; STAND everything else

if DOUBLE not allowed, STAND

soft 20 and 21 (A9, AT)

always STAND

SURRENDER 16

against dealer 9-A

OR

against 8 when 4+

NO SURRENDER against 9 when -1-

SURRENDER 15

against dealer 10

OR

NO SURRENDER against 10 when 0-

SURRENDER against A when -1+

SURRENDER against 9 when 2+

splitting tens

never split

UNLESS

against dealer 6 when 4+

against dealer 5 when 5+

against dealer 4 when 6+

split 2’s and 3’s

against dealer 2 or 3, ONLY if DAS allowed

against dealer 4-7, SPLIT

split 4’s

never split

UNLESS

if DAS allowed, SPLIT against dealer 5 and 6

split 5’s

never

split 6’s

against 3-6 only

OR

if DAS allowed, SPLIT against dealer 2

split 7’s

against dealer 2-7 only

split 8’s

always SPLIT

split 9’s

against dealer 2-9, except 7

split AA

always SPLIT

soft 13(A2) against dealer 3

HIT

soft 18 (A7) against dealer 6

DOUBLE if allowed, otherwise STAND

soft 19 (A8) against dealer 4

STAND

or

DOUBLE when 3+

soft 20 (A,9) against dealer 4

double if allowed when 6+

hard 9 against dealer 2

hit

OR

DOUBLE when +1

hard 16 against dealer 9

surrender

OR

STAND when count is 4+

hard 8 against dealer 6

hit

OR

DOUBLE when count is +2

hard 13 against dealer 2

stand

OR

hit when count is -1-

hard 13 against dealer 3

STAND

hard 15 against dealer 6

STAND

hard 13 against 2

STAND unless -1-, then HIT

hard 12 against 2

hit OR stand when +3

hard 10 vs dealer 10

hit OR double when 4+

when does hard 16 surrender on 8?

when count is 4+

soft 14 against dealer 4

hit OR double when 2+

hard 16 against dealer 9

hit OR stand when 4+

what does the count have to be for 9,9 to

split against dealer 7?

3+

when does hard 15 surrender against dealer A?

when -1+

when does hard 15 STAND against dealer A?

when 5+