How to play any Blackjack Hand
Learn how to play any blackjack hand with perfect strategy while playing Atlantic City, European, Vegas Downtown and Vegas Strip blackjack. Click on any link below to find out what is the best statistical play for any blackjack hand.
Blackjack Hands
8 or less 9 10 11 12
Hard Hands
13/14 15 16 17+
Soft Hands
13 14 15/16 17 18 19+
Splitting Hands
Aces
10's
9's
8's
7's
6's
5's
4/3/2's
Playing a 8 or lower hand in Blackjack
What is the correct strategy for
playing an eight hand at the Blackjack tables?
Hit everything. No matter what the
dealer is showing and no matter if you are playing Atlantic
City, Vegas Strip, Vegas Downtown or European Blackjack,
always hit your eight hand.
Playing a 8 or lower Blackjack Hand Strategy Chart
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
European |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H=Hit
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Playing a 9 hand in Blackjack
What would be the
best strategy when playing a nine hand in a Blackjack game?
Hitting your hand would be your best bet
whenever the dealer has a 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 or an Ace showing. You should double whenever the dealer has a 3, 4, 5 or a 6 showing. You should never stand nor
surrender when you have a nine hand.
Playing a 9 Hand Strategy Chart
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
European |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a 10 hand in Blackjack
What is the correct
strategy for playing a ten hand in Blackjack? If you are playing
Atlantic City, European, Vegas Downtown or Vegas Strip Blackjack, you
should double down on every hand
except when the dealer is showing an Ace or a ten. When the
dealer has an Ace or a ten, you should
hit your hand instead. You should never
stand or
surrender this hand (no matter what).
Playing a 10 Hand Strategy Chart
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
European |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
Vegas Strip |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a 11 hand in Blackjack
What is the best
strategy for Blackjack if you have a eleven hand? You should
double down on everything except
when the dealer is showing an Ace. If you are playing Blackjack
using the European Blackjack rules, you shouldn't double down when the
dealer has a 10 card showing. In this instance you should
hit your hand. No players should ever
stand on a eleven hand no matter what.
Playing an 11 Hand Strategy Chart
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
European |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Strip |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a 12 hand in Blackjack
Starting with a
twelve hand in blackjack may seem terrible, but its not as bad as you
may think. Sixteen cards in a deck will make you bust,
twenty cards will improve your hand and sixteen cards will do neither.
So how should you play a twelve hand in Blackjack? If you are
playing any of the four most popular blackjack games, you should only
stay when the dealer has a 4, 5 or 6 showing and
hit on everything else.
Playing a 12 Hand Strategy Chart
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
European |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H=Hit, S=Stand
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Playing a Hard 13 or Hard 14 Hand in Blackjack
What is the best
strategy for playing a hard thirteen hand at the Blackjack tables?
That depends on the dealer's up card. If the dealer's up card is a
2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 you should always stand,
but if the dealer's up card is any other card, you should
hit your blackjack hand. This is
definitely not the best hand to have in Blackjack, but its not the worst
either. When you are hitting your hand there will be 38.5% chance
of busting, 38.5% chance of improving your hand and a 23% chance that
your cards will neither improve your hand nor bust you.
You should also play a hard fourteen hand the same way. By hitting your hand when you are suppose to you
will have approximately 38.5% chance of improving your hand, a 46.1%
chance of busting and a 15.4% chance of neither improving your hand nor
busting.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Hard 13 or 14 Blackjack Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
European |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
Vegas Strip |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H=Hit, S=Stand
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Playing a Hard 15 Hand in Blackjack
How should you play
your hard fifteen Blackjack hand? If the dealer's up card is a 2,
3, 4, 5 or 6 you should stay,
if the dealer's up card is any other card you should
hit your hand. If surrendering
your hand is an option, you should
surrender your hand if the dealer's up card is a ten or a face card.
When hitting your hard fifteen hand you have a 46% chance of busting.
A hard fifteen hand has less than a 25% chance of winning when the
dealer's up card is a ten. Any hands that give you a less than 25%
chance of winning, you should always surrender.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Hard 15 Blackjack Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
≤ 6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
European |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
S |
H |
H |
H |
Su |
H |
Vegas Strip |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H=Hit, S=Stand, Su=Surrender
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Playing a Hard 16 Hand in Blackjack
How to play the
worst hand in Blackjack? If you are stuck with a hard sixteen hand, you should
stand if the dealer's up card is a 2, 3, 4, 5
or a 6, hit if its a 7 or 8 and
surrender (if surrender isn't
available you should hit instead) if the dealer's up card is a 9, a ten
card or an Ace. A hard sixteen hand when the dealer has an ten up
card, is the worst possible hand for a blackjack player. No other
hand has a less chance of winning. Always surrender against a
dealers ten card if the option is available.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Hard 16 Blackjack Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
≤ 6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
European |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
S |
H |
H |
Su |
Su |
Su |
Vegas Strip |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H=Hit, S=Stand, Su=Surrender
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Playing a Hard 17, 18 or 19 Hand in Blackjack
How should you play
your hard seventeen hand at the Blackjack tables? You should never
hit,
surrender or attempt to double
a hard seventeen hand, you should always stay
no matter what the dealer's up card is.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Hard 17 or Higher Blackjack Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
European |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Vegas Downtown |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Vegas Strip |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S=Stand
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Playing a soft 13 hand in Blackjack
What is the best way
to play my soft thirteen hand at the Blackjack tables? Either
hit of
double down depending on the dealer's up card. You should never
stay on a soft thirteen hand. If
you are playing at a game where you are allowed to double, you should double down
when the dealer's up card is an 5 or a 6, otherwise just hit your hand.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Soft 13 Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
European |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a soft 14 hand in Blackjack
What is the correct
strategy for playing a soft fourteen hand at the Blackjack tables
online? Well that depends on the type of blackjack game you are
playing and the dealer's up card. If the dealer's up card is a 2,
3, 7, 8, 9, 10 or an Ace, you should hit
your hand. If the dealer has an 5 or a 6 you should double down.
If the dealer's up card is a 4, you should hit if you are playing
Atlantic City or European Blackjack and double
down if you are playing Vegas Strip or Vegas Downtown blackjack.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Soft 14 Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
European |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a Soft 15 or 16 Hand in Blackjack
What is the correct
strategy for playing a soft 15 or 16 Blackjack hand? Well you don't
want to stand that is for sure. Take at least one more card no
matter what and if the dealer's up card is a 4, 5 or a 6 you should
double down, otherwise
hit everything.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Soft 15 or 16 Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
European |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a Soft 17 Hand in Blackjack
What is the best way
to play your soft seventeen blackjack hand? Well you should never
stand on your hand and depending
on the card the dealer is showing you should either hit or double down.
Hit your hand if a 7, 8, 9, 10 or an
Ace is showing and double down
whenever a 3, 4, 5 or a 6 is the dealer's up card. If the dealer has
a 2 you should double down if you are playing by Atlantic City rules and
hit your hand if you are playing European, Vegas Strip or Vegas Downtown
Blackjack.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Soft 17 Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7+ |
Atlantic City |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
European |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
Vegas Strip |
H |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H=Hit, D=Double
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Playing a Soft 18 Hand in Blackjack
How should I play my
soft eighteen at the online Blackjack tables? The correct strategy
would be to hit your hand,
stand or double down, depending on
the dealer's up card. If the dealer's up card is a 9, 10 or an Ace
you should hit your hand. Stand whenever the dealer has an 7 or an
8 showing and double down when
the dealer's up card is a 2, 3, 4, 5 or a 6.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Soft 18 Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9+ |
Atlantic City |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
European |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
Vegas Downtown |
S |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
Vegas Strip |
S |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H= Hit, S=Stand, D=Double
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Playing a Soft 19 or 20 hand in Blackjack
What should you do
when you have a soft nineteen or twenty hand at a Blackjack table? Stand, don't
ruin a near perfect hand by doubling
or hitting your hand.
Proper Strategy for Playing a Soft 19 or 20 Blackjack Hand
Blackjack Variations |
Dealer's up Card |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
Atlantic City |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
European |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Vegas Downtown |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Vegas Strip |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S=Stand
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