Blackjack Tips

Online Blackjack Tips

In order to beat the casinos at blackjack the first thing you need to study is basic strategy, this is a series of rules telling you when to hit, stand, double and split, it is mathematically designed to be the best method to play over the long term. Even though the game rules and therefore the basic strategy differ somewhat from game to game a universal guideline is set out in the tables that follow. These rules should be memorized and practiced to excellence before you start to hand over your cash at a casino.

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Table A. Drawing rules for hard totals

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ace

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

SU

H

16

S

S

S

S

S

H

H

SU

SU

SU

17

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S


Table B. Drawing rules for soft totals.

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ace

A,2

H

H

H

D/H

D/H

H

H

H

H

H

A,3

H

H

H

D/H

D/H

H

H

H

H

H

A,4

H

H

D/H

D/H

D/H

H

H

H

H

H

A,5

H

H

D/H

D/H

D/H

H

H

H

H

H

A,6

H

D/H

D/H

D/H

D/H

H

H

H

H

H

A,7

S

D/S

D/S

D/S

D/S

S

S

H

H

H

A,8

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S


Table C. Drawing rules for pairs.

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ace

2,2

P/H

P/H

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

3,3

P/H

P/H

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

4,4

H

H

H

P/H

P/H

H

H

H

H

H

5,5

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

H

H

6,6

P/H

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

H

7,7

P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

8,8

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

9,9

P

P

P

P

P

S

P

P

S

S

T,T

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

A,A

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P


Table D. Drawing rule descriptions.

H

Hit - take a card.

S

Stand - do not take a card.

P

Split the pair.

D

Double down.

SU

Surrender if available otherwise HIT.

D/P

Double if available otherwise HIT.

D/S

Double if available otherwise STAND.

P/H

Split if double after split is available otherwise HIT.


The tables assume the following rules.
  • Always hit a hard total of 7 or less.
  • Always stand on a hard total of 17 or more.
  • Always stand on a soft total of 19 or more.
  • Never take insurance.
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