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Blackjack Basic Strategy - Starting Hands


Splitting Pairs


Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(A,A) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
(T,T) -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(9,9) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
-
SPL
SPL
-
-
(8,8) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
(7,7) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H
(6,6) H
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
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
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H
(2,2) H
H
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H



Soft hands

Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(A,9) -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(A,8) -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(A,7) -
DS
DS
DS
DS
-
-
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

Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(17) -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(16) -
-
-
-
-
H
H
H
H
H
(15) -
-
-
-
-
H
H
H
H
H
(14) -
-
-
-
-
H
H
H
H
H
(13) -
-
-
-
-
H
H
H
H
H
(12) H
H
-
-
-
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


-: Stand
D: Double, if unable, hit
DS: Double, if unable, stand
#: See earlier tables in chapter (Note for Ace-7 against Ace is hit/stand, and does not say to Double)
*: Split 8-8 against 10 only if the TC is less than 6 and there is no DAS
**: Double on 4-4 rather than split only if there is no DAS