Blackjack Basic Strategy Table

Complete reference chart for optimal blackjack decisions

H
Hit - Take another card
S
Stand - Keep current hand
D
Double Down - Double bet, take one card
P
Split - Separate pairs into two hands
Dh
Double if allowed, otherwise Hit
Ds
Double if allowed, otherwise Stand

Hard Hands (No Ace or Ace counts as 1)

Player Hand 2345678910A
8HHHHHHHHHH
9HDhDhDhDhHHHHH
10DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhHH
11DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhH
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHHH
16SSSSSHHHHH
17SSSSSSSSSS
18SSSSSSSSSS
19SSSSSSSSSS
20SSSSSSSSSS
21SSSSSSSSSS

Soft Hands (Ace counts as 11)

Player Hand 2345678910A
A,2HHHDhDhHHHHH
A,3HHHDhDhHHHHH
A,4HHDhDhDhHHHHH
A,5HHDhDhDhHHHHH
A,6HDhDhDhDhHHHHH
A,7SDsDsDsDsSSHHH
A,8SSSSSSSSSS
A,9SSSSSSSSSS

Pairs (When to Split)

Player Pair 2345678910A
A,APPPPPPPPPP
2,2PPPPPPHHHH
3,3PPPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHPPHHHHH
5,5DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhHH
6,6PPPPPHHHHH
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10SSSSSSSSSS

Important Notes