Basic Blackjack Strategy

H is for Hit, S is for Stand, D is for double-down, and P is for split.

 
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

Soft Totals

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A

A 2

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A 3

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A 4

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A 5

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A 6

D

D

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A 7

S

D

D

D

D

S

S

H

H

H

A 8

S

S

S

S

D

S

S

S

S

S

A 9

S

S

S

S

S