"Basic strategy" is the complete set of optimal decisions that a blackjack player can make to give himself the best odds possible. If you play perfect basic strategy, you can lower the house edge to less than 1%, which is very low compared to other casino games. Basic strategy varies depending on the casino rule variations and the number of decks used.
Here is a chart showing the optimal decision for each blackjack hand. The dealer hand is along the top and the player hand is along the side. This strategy is for a game with 4 to 8 decks. Here is a link to a printable basic strategy chart.
H | = Hit |
S | = Stand |
D | = Double down |
SP | = Split |
PAIRS | |||||||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | ||
A,A | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | |
10,10 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
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 | H | H | H | H | |
6,6 | H | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H | H | |
5,5 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | H | H | |
4,4 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |
3,3 | H | H | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H | |
2,2 | H | H | SP | SP | SP | SP | H | H | H | H | |
SOFT HANDS | |||||||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | ||
A,9 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
A,8 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |
A,7 | S | D | D | D | D | S | S | H | H | H | |
A,6 | H | 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 | H | D | D | H | H | H | H | H | |
A,2 | H | H | H | H | D | H | H | H | H | H | |
HARD HANDS | |||||||||||
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 | 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 |
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HPG ADMIN on March 1, 2013