BASIC BLACKJACK STRATEGY

The way different blackjack variations affect the house advantage, it can be thought of as a game where each side, house vs player, does whatever they can to manage the odds of winning, making them as favorable as possible. The first step in a player's repertoire of blackjack strategy should always be understanding the fundamental statistical relationship between blackjack hands and possible moves. The object is to make the best choice between when to hit, stand, double or stand, double or hit, split and surrender, taking into consideration, of course, your hand. Basic blackjack strategy is the best way to get to grips with these relationships. Basic blackjack strategy is a set of optimal plays given any situation that may arise in a blackjack game. It is a complete statistical guide to what a player's best choice is given the dealer's face up card and the player's hand. It also applies to soft hand situations and pairs. We provide the basic blackjack strategy table for you here to help you develop your game. Print it out and start practicing, by making the best possible move in any given situation a player maximizes the odds that , over time, he will come out on top.

Key:

S = Stand

H = Hit

D = Double

SP = SPlit

Rh = suRrender if allowed, otherwise Hit

Rs = suRrender if allowed, otherwise Stand

Rsp = suRrender if allowed, otherwise SPlit