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Rules of Basic Blackjack Strategy

The Basic Blackjack strategy rules can be applied practically to all of the numerous variations of the game.


Card Values:

  • All the numbered cards (2-10) are valued according to the number of the card.
  • All the face cards (Jacks, Queens, Kings) are counted as 10.
  • Ace counts as 1 or 11 regarding the hand total. (hands that count Ace as 11 are called Soft Hands, and hands that count Ace as 1 or do not have Aces at all are called Hard Hands).

Common Basic Blackjack Strategy Rules rules:

  • Always stand on 17 or higher
  • Always hit on 12-16 against dealer 7 or higher
  • Always hit on your 8 or less.

Doubling Down Basic Blackjack Strategy Rules:

  • Always DD on 11 except against dealer Ace
  • DD on 10 against dealer 6 or less
  • DD on 9 against dealer 6 or less

Soft Hands Basic Blackjack Strategy Rules:

  • Always stand on soft 19/20.
  • Always DD on soft 13-18 against dealer 4, 5, 6.

Splitting Basic Blackjack Strategy Rules:

  • Always split Aces and 8's
  • Never split 10-valued cards and two 5's
  • Always split 3's and 2's against dealer 4, 5, 6, or 7
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