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BLACKJACK BASIC STRATEGY

Hard 21: Always stand
Soft 21 or a natural 21: Always stand

Hard 20: Always stand
Soft 20: Always stand
Pair of tens: Never split, always stand

Hard 19: Always stand
Soft 19: Always stand

Hard 18: Always stand.
Soft 18: Hit against nine, ten or ace. Stand against deuce,
seven & eight. Double against a trey through six. (If you can't
double, stand).
Pair of nines: Split against everything except seven, ten or
ace.

Hard 17: Always stand.
Soft 17: Hit against a deuce as well as seven through ace.
Double against a trey through six. (If you can't double, hit).

Hard 16: Hit versus seven through ace. (Surrender against
an ace or ten if you can). Stand versus deuce through six.
Soft 16: Double if you can against four through six.
(Otherwise hit).
Pair of eights: Split against all upcards.

Hard 15: Hit versus seven through ace. (Surrender against
ten if you can). Stand versus deuce through six.
Soft 15: Double if you can against four, five or six.

Hard 14: Hit against seven through ace; otherwise stand.
Soft 14: Double against five or six; otherwise hit.
Pair of sevens: Split against deuce through seven.

Hard 13: Hit against seven through ace. Stand against
deuce through six.
Soft 13: Double against five through six. Hit against
everything else.

Hard 12: Stand versus four, five or six. Hit versus deuce,
trey, seven, eight nine, ten or ace.
Pair of aces: Split versus all upcards.
Pair of sixes: Split versus four through six.

Hard 11: Double down against all upcards.

Hard 10: Double against everything except a ten or ace.
Pair of fives: Never split.

Hard 9: Double versus deuce through six.

Hard 8: Hit versus all upcards.
Pair of fours: Split versus  five or six if you can double after
split; otherwise just hit.

Hard 7: Hit versus all upcards.

Hard 6: Always hit.
Pair of treys: Split versus four through seven.

Hard 5: Always hit.

Pair of deuces: Split versus four through seven.

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