In the following chart, look for the value of your hand in the left-hand column. Then look for the value of dealer's upcard in the top row (A = Ace, 10 = 10 or Picture Card). The chart will tell you which option is statistically favorable: S = Stand H = Hit D = Double Down SP = SPlit The Dealer's Upcard
| Your 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 | H | H | H | | 15 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | 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 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | | 10 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | H | | 9 | D | D | D | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | 5+3 6+2 | H | H | H | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | | A+8 | S | S | S | S | D | S | S | S | S | S | | A+7 | S | D | D | D | D | S | S | H | H | H | | A+6 | D | D | D | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | | A+5 | H | H | D | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | | A+4 | H | H | D | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | | A+3 | H | H | D | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | | A+2 | H | H | D | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | | A+A | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | | 9+9 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | S | SP | SP | S | S | | 8+8 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | | 7+7 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | S | S | | 6+6 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H | | 5+5 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | H | H | | 4+4 | H | H | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H | H | | 3+3 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H | | 2+2 | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H |
Here are some strategies. No matter what the dealer's upcard is:
- Always split a pair of aces.
- Always split a pair of 8s.
- Always stand on 17 and up.
- Always double on 11.
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