

Surrender 15, a pair of 8s, and 17 vs.When the dealer hits soft 17, basic strategy calls for surrender in three more situations: Hard. Instead of surrendering, you split the pair. However, for you perfectionists out there, here are the modifications to make if the dealer hits a soft 17. Basic strategy when the dealer stands on all 17s calls for you to surrender in four situations: hard 15 against a dealer’s 10 and hard 16 against a dealer’s 9, 10 or Ace. Stand on soft 18 except hit against a dealer 9, 10, or A.Īs I've said many times, the above strategy will be fine under any set of rules.Stand on hard 13-16 against a dealer 2-6, otherwise hit.Stand on hard 12 against a dealer 4-6, otherwise hit.Double hard 11 except against a dealer A.Double hard 10 except against a dealer 10 or A.Split 6s against a dealer 3-6, and against a 2 if DAS is allowed.Split 4s only if DAS is allowed and the dealer shows a 5 or 6.Split 2s and 3s against a dealer 4-7, and against a 2 or 3 if DAS is allowed.Surrender hard 16 (but not a pair of 8s) vs.To use the strategy, start at the top, and follow the first rule that applies. The cost in errors due to playing the wrong strategy is 2.3 times higher playing a stand on soft 17 game, with the hit on 17 strategy, than vise versa.įor the benefit of my blind readers, here is the above strategy in text form, when the dealer stands on soft 17 and surrender is allowed. If you play a mixture of six-deck games, some where the dealer hits a soft 17, and some where he stands, and you only wish to memorize one strategy, I would recommend you memorize the one where the dealer stands on soft 17. In the extremely unlikely event you have a pair of aces you can't re-split and drawing to split aces is allowed, then double against a 6, otherwise hit. If you can't split because of a limit on re-splitting, then look up your hand as a hard total, except aces.


To use the basic strategy, look up your hand along the left vertical edge and the dealer's up card along the top. 4-Deck to 8-Deck Blackjack Strategy Introduction
