Basic Strategy

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The basic strategy for Blackjack is to have the knowledge of the different set of plays in order to maximize your advantage. To play blackjack to win, you should know the basic strategy, as it's unlikely that an inexperienced player could sit down and play the game to his advantage. The average player makes mistakes about 15% of the time, and they cost dearly. An average player who doesn't use a basic strategy can give the house a 1 to 2% advantage.

The chart above explains the theoretical moves you should make according to the hand that you were dealt as well as the dealer’s. It is an important tool to use especially when learning how to play blackjack.

YOUR HAND SHOWS	DEALER SHOWS
	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
8	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
9	H	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	H
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	SRD	H
16	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	SRD	SRD	H
A9	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
A8	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
A7	S	D	D	D	D	S	S	H	H	H
A6	H	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A5	H	H	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A4	H	H	H	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A3	H	H	H	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A2	H	H	H	H	D	H	H	H	H	H
A-A	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
10-10	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
9-9	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	S	SP	SP	S	S
8-8	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
7-7	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H
6-6	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H	H
5-5	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H	H
4-4	H	H	H	SP	SP	H	H	H	H	H
3-3	H	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H
2-2	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H

Key to Table:

H	Hit
SP	Split
S	Stand
D	Double
SRD	Surrender