And so you should stand. For soft hands, since you can’t double down on more than two cards, any total that would have resulted in a double down, were it only two cards, now must become a hit or stand decision. For example, suppose you are dealt an A-3 against a dealer’s 4 upcard. You hit (per the blackjack chart or table), and draw a 4. Aug 01, 2019 Common blackjack variations that are extremely popular among players don’t have much of an impact on the basic blackjack strategy and therefore you can play confidently knowing that the basic blackjack chart provided above will be good enough to cover popular variations where the dealer hits on soft 17 and when you double down after a split. The Blackjack Basic Strategy Engine above provides a simple way to memorize a variety of different profitable decisions, such as when to split, double, surrender, hit, or stand. A standard basic strategy chart can only provide you with the strategy for one set of rules, such as dealer hits on soft 17, limiting your mastery to just one game.

Strategy Cards for Blackjack

Blackjack strategy charts are used to play basic strategy. The reason you should use these charts is because when you play using perfect strategy you reduce the house edge as much as possible.

2-Deck Blackjack Strategy Chart - Dealer Stands on a Soft 17 Blackjack Player's Choices You as a blackjack player will choose one of these strategies after the initial deal: hit, stand, pair splitting, doubling down, even money or surrendering. 2-deck blackjack, also known as double-deck blackjack, is played with two decks and the dealer stands on a soft 17.The dealer deals the initial hand of two cards to the player face down. If the player hits after the original deal, their new card (or cards) will be dealt face up.

Casual blackjack players should always use the best strategy because it’s easy to do and if you can reduce the house edge you can play longer on a set bankroll.

As you probably already know if you’ve played blackjack at more than one casino, you can find different rules at different blackjack tables. For example, some places make the dealer stand on a soft 17 and others make the dealer hit a soft 17.

The perfect strategy is slightly different depending on the house rules.

Casual players can find a good strategy chart like our basic strategy chart and use it for every blackjack game they play. The difference between the expected return using that chart in a blackjack game with slightly different rules is so small that it probably won’t cost you $5 a year. What I’m saying is it isn’t worth the extra work and effort to memorize more than one chart.

The chart I linked to above is designed for games where the dealer stands on a soft 17. Here’s the chart for when the dealer hits a soft 17. If you compare the two you’ll see very few things change. You can use either one as a general strategy chart.

Find your hand down the left hand side and match it with the dealer up card along the top to find the best play. For example, if you have a 7 and a 2 making a hard 9 and the dealer has a 6 up card the correct play is double.

Blackjack Strategy Chart Dealer Hits Soft 17

Hit stands for hit. I used green for go.

DBL stands for double. I used blue for double.

Stand stands for stand. I used red for stop.

Split stands for split. I used purple for split.

Your Hand	Dealer’s Up Card
2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ace
H 4	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 5	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 6	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 7	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 8	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 9	Hit	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 10	Hit	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	Hit	Hit
H 11	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL	DBL
H 12	Hit	Hit	Stand	Stand	Stand	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 13	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 14	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 15	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 16	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Stand	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit	Hit
H 17+	Stand	Stand

Blackjack Chart Stand Soft 17