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Basic strategy for blackjack
by Chuck Greene
Mathematicians and blackjack experts have used computer simulations and
statistical analyses to try to find a way to beat the house at blackjack.
Through their studies, they have determined a basic strategy that gives the
player the best odds against the house.
This basic strategy helps the player make decisions about when to hit and
when to stand. By playing this basic strategy, the player can play on nearly
even terms with the house. This basic strategy is the starting point for
more-advanced card-counting strategies professional blackjack players use to
gain an advantage on the house.
Basic strategy
Below is the basic blackjack strategy for the typical rules found at online
casinos. While you can't beat the house in the long term using this strategy
alone, it does reduce the house's advantage considerably.
Your Hand Dealer's Up Card
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
5,6,7,8 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
13,14 S S S S S H H H H H
15,16 S S S S S H H H H H
17,18,19,20 S S S S S S S S S S
Soft 13,14 H H H D D H H H H H
Soft 15,16 H H D D D H H H H H
Soft 17 H D D D D H H H H H
Soft 18 S D D D D S S H H H
Soft 19,20 S S S S S S S S S S
A-A SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
2-2,3-3 SP SP SP SP SP SP H H H H
4-4 H H H SP SP H H H H H
5-5 D D D D D D D D H H
6-6 SP SP SP SP SP H H H H H
7-7 SP SP SP SP SP SP H H H H
8-8 SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
9-9 SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP S S
10-10 S S S S S S S S S S
H=Hit, S=Stand, D=Double down, SP=Split
Card counting systems
A number of blackjack players have enjoyed success at beating the house by
using card-counting systems. Card-counting systems are based on the principle
that the make-up of a deck of cards changes as cards are played. Analysis has
shown that a deck is in the player's favor when it has more ten-count cards in
it. The reason the deck favors the player is because the player has a better
chance of getting blackjack which pays 3 to 2, more money than an average win.
By assigning a simple value such as +1 for high cards and -1 for low cards, a
card counter can roughly determine the ratio of high cards to low cards
remaining in the deck at anytime during play. When the deck contains more high
cards and the odds are in his favor, he increases the amount he bets so he can
win more. When the deck isn't favorable, he bets the minimum so he loses less.
The count also affects his decisions on when to hit, stand, double and split.
If you want to learn more about card counting, I recommend The World's
Greatest Blackjack Book by Lance Humble and Million Dollar Blackjack
by Ken Uston. I'm sure you can order them at Amazon.com.
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