Black Jack Strategy

A player who follows the basic blackjack strategy is able to reduce the house edge to less than 0.5 %.

Someone who plays recklessly, on the other hand, will be a huge underdog. Blackjack is not like slots or roulette - your decisions really matter. Therefore, it's very important that you study the blackjack strategy chart before you hit the tables. Some casinos even allow you to bring a strategy chart to the game, and if you play blackjack online, you can always consult the basic strategy chart if you find yourself in a tricky situation.

A well proven method for successful online play is to use the basic strategy combined with a casino bonus. This will roll the odds more in your favour.

There are slight variations in the optimal strategy depending on the house rules and the number of decks being used. Below, you'll find the best strategy for standard blackjack both for single deck and multi deck play. The first chart is for single deck play and the second one is for multi deck play. Most online casinos use multi decks.

H is for Hit (take another card), S is for Stand (stay with what you have), D is for double-down (see above), and P is for split (see above).

 

Hard Totals
Hard Totals 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T A
8 H H H D D H H H H H  
9 D D D D D H H H H H  
10 D D D D D D D D H H  
11 D D D D D D D D D D  
12 H H S S S H H H H H  
13 S S S S S H H H H H  
14 S S S S S H H H H H  
15 S S S S S H H H H H  
16 S S S S S H H H H H  
17-20 S S S S S S S S S S

Soft Totals
SoftTotals23456789TA
A2HHDDDHHHHH 
A3HHDDDHHHHH 
A4HHDDDHHHHH 
A5HHDDDHHHHH 
A6DDDDDHHHHH 
A7SDDDDSSHHH 
A8SSSSDSSSSS 
A9SSSSSSSSSS

Pair Splitting
Pairs23456789TA
22HPPPPPHHHH
33HPPPPPHHHH
44HHHDDHHHHH
55DDDDDDDDHH
6 6PPPPPHHHHH
77PPPPPPHHHH
88PPPPPPPPSP
9 9PPPPPSPPSS
10'sSSSSSSSSSS
A'sPPPPPPPPPP


Multi-Deck Game

Hard Totals
HardTotals23456789TA
8HHHHHHHHHH 
9HDDDDHHHHH 
10DDDDDDDDHH 
11DDDDDDDDDH 
12HHSSSHHHHH 
13SSSSSHHHHH 
14SSSSSHHHHH 
15SSSSSHHHHH 
16SSSSSHHHHH 
17-20SSSSSSSSSSS

Soft Totals
SoftTotals23456789TA
A2HHHDDHHHHH 
A3HHHDDHHHHH 
A4HHDDDHHHHH 
A5HHDDDHHHHH 
A6HDDDDHHHHH 
A7SDDDDSSHHH 
A8SSSSSSSSSS 
A9SSSSSSSSSS 

Pair Spliting
Pairs23456789TA
22P *P *PPPPHHHH
33P *P*PPPPHHHH
44HHHPPHHHHH
55DDDDDDDDHH
6 6P*PPPPHHHHH
77PPPPPPHHHH
88PPPPPPPPPP
9 9PPPPPSPPSS
10'sSSSSSSSSSS
A'sPPPPPPPPPP

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