Black Jack Hands

Blackjack Basic Strategy – Starting Hands

Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(A,A) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
(T,T)









(9,9) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL

SPL
SPL


(8,8) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
(7,7) SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H
(6,6) H
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H
H
(5,5) D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
(4,4) H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
(3,3) H
H
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H
(2,2) H
H
SPL
SPL
SPL
SPL
H
H
H
H

Soft hands

Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(A,9)









(A,8)









(A,7)
DS
DS
DS
DS


H
H
H
(A,6) H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
(A,5) H
H
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
(A,4) H
H
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
(A,3) H
H
H
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
(A,2) H
H
H
H
D
H
H
H
H
H

 

Hard hands

 

Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(17)









(16)




H
H
H
H
H
(15)




H
H
H
H
H
(14)




H
H
H
H
H
(13)




H
H
H
H
H
(12) H
H



H
H
H
H
H
(11) D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
(10) D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
(9) H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
(8) H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H

 

-: Stand
D: Double, if unable, hit
DS: Double, if unable, stand
#: See earlier tables in chapter (Note for Ace-7 against Ace is hit/stand, and does not say to Double)
*: Split 8-8 against 10 only if the TC is less than 6 and there is no DAS
**: Double on 4-4 rather than split only if there is no DAS