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The blackjack strategy chart

Find your hand, follow the dealer’s upcard and read the action. A printable reference and mobile lookup keep every cell readable.

4–8 decks · S17 · DAS · No surrender · Dealer peek. Change these settings to match a supported game.

Hard totals

Hard totals: 4–8 decks · S17 · DAS · No surrender · Dealer peek
Hand	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
4	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
5	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
6	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
7	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
8	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
9	HHit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
10	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit
11	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit
12	HHit	HHit	SStand	SStand	SStand	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
13	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
14	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
15	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
16	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
17	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
18	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
19	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
20	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
21	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand

Soft totals

Soft totals: 4–8 decks · S17 · DAS · No surrender · Dealer peek
Hand	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
13	HHit	HHit	HHit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
14	HHit	HHit	HHit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
15	HHit	HHit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
16	HHit	HHit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
17	HHit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
18	SStand	DsDouble, otherwise stand	DsDouble, otherwise stand	DsDouble, otherwise stand	DsDouble, otherwise stand	SStand	SStand	HHit	HHit	HHit
19	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
20	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
21	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand

Pairs

Pairs: 4–8 decks · S17 · DAS · No surrender · Dealer peek
Hand	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
2,2	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
3,3	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
4,4	HHit	HHit	HHit	PSplit	PSplit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
5,5	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	DhDouble, otherwise hit	HHit	HHit
6,6	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
7,7	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	HHit	HHit	HHit	HHit
8,8	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit
9,9	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	SStand	PSplit	PSplit	SStand	SStand
10,10	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand	SStand
A,A	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit	PSplit

H HitS StandDh Double, otherwise hitDs Double, otherwise standP SplitRh Surrender, otherwise hitRs Surrender, otherwise standRp Surrender, otherwise split

Download printable PDFFixed reference: S17 · DAS · No surrender · Dealer peek · 4–8 decks

How to read the chart

Hard, soft and pair tables answer different questions. Use the pair table when two cards of the same rank can be split; otherwise use the correct total. A soft hand includes an ace still worth 11. Letters describe the action and its fallback when a special action is unavailable.

The action key

H means hit and S means stand. Dh means double if allowed, otherwise hit; Ds means double if allowed, otherwise stand. P means split. Rh means surrender if allowed, otherwise hit; Rs falls back to stand and Rp to split. The selected rules determine the cells.

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Print the exact rule set

The supplied printable reference is S17, double after split allowed, no surrender and a dealer peek, for four to eight decks. Its header remains part of the download. The interactive chart supports the additional rule choices shown in the controls; label a newly generated print with those settings.

One chart has limits

This is a total-dependent basic strategy reference. It does not calculate a depleted shoe, counting deviations, special bonuses or tournament decisions. Do not use the multi-deck chart as a single-deck or European no-hole-card chart. The rules guide explains the differences.

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The blackjack strategy chart

Hard totals

Soft totals

Pairs

How to read the chart

The action key

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One chart has limits

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