Blackjack Basic Strategy Table

Generated by HTABLE - Copyright 1993-2005, Alan Eliasen

Also see my interactive Blackjack Odds Table.

Legend H - Hit S - Stand D - Double X - Split

Player 2-Card Hard Hands, Not Splittable
Player: Dealer Shows:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
5 H H H H H H H H H H
6 H H H H H H H H H H
7 H H H H H H H H H H
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 H 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 H H
16 S S S S S H H H H H
17 S S S S S S S S S S
18 S S S S S S S S S S
19 S S S S S S S S S S
20 S S S S S S S S S S

2-Card Splittable Hands
Player: Dealer Shows:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
2-2 X X X X X X H H H H
3-3 H X X X X X H H H H
4-4 H H H H X H H H H H
5-5 D D D D D D D D H H
6-6 X X X X X H H H H H
7-7 X X X X X X H H H H
8-8 X X X X X X X X H H
9-9 X X X X X S X X S S
10-10 S S S S S S S S S S
A-A X X X X X X X X X X

2-Card Soft Hands
Player: Dealer Shows:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
A-2 H H H H D H H H H H
A-3 H H H D D H H H H H
A-4 H H H D D H H H H H
A-5 H H D D D H H H H H
A-6 H 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 S S S S S S
A-9 S S S S S S S S S S
A-10 S S S S S S S S S S

3+ Card Hard Hands
Player: Dealer Shows:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
7 H H H H H H H H H H
8 H H H H H H H H H H
9 H H H H H H H H H H
10 H H H H H H H H H H
11 H H H H H H H H H 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 H H
16 S S S S S H H H H H
17 S S S S S S S S S S
18 S S S S S S S S S S
19 S S S S S S S S S S
20 S S S S S S S S S S
21 S S S S S S S S S S

3+ Card Soft Hands
Player: Dealer Shows:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
3/13 H H H H H H H H H H
4/14 H H H H H H H H H H
5/15 H H H H H H H H H H
6/16 H H H H H H H H H H
7/17 H H H H H H H H H H
8/18 S S S S S S S H H H
9/19 S S S S S S S S S S
10/20 S S S S S S S S S S
11/21 S S S S S S S S S S