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Basic strategy.

The complete blackjack basic strategy chart — hard totals, soft totals, and pair splitting. The correct decision for every hand against every dealer up-card.

Hard Totals — Dealer Upcard
Hit
Stand
Double
Split
Surrender
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
Rh
Rh
Rh
15
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
Rh
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
H
10
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
9
H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
8
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
7
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
6
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
5
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H

Basic strategy for 4–8 deck blackjack. Dealer stands on soft 17. Double after split allowed. D = double if allowed, otherwise hit. Ds = double if allowed, otherwise stand. Surrender cells fall back to hit, stand, or split when unavailable.