Strategy Card
| You
|
Dealer's Card
|
| Hard |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
A
|
| 4
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 5
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
| 6
|
D
|
D
|
D*
|
H
|
H
|
| 7
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 8
|
H*
|
H*
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 9
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H*
|
H*
|
| 10
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| Soft |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
A
|
| 2 or 7
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 3 or 8
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 4 or 9
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 5 or 10
|
S4
|
S4
|
S4
|
S4
|
S3
|
| 6 or 11
|
S4
|
S4
|
S4
|
S4
|
S4
|
|
| Key
|
| H
|
Hit
|
| S
|
Stand
|
| D
|
Double Down if allowed, else hit
|
| Special Cases
|
| S4
|
Hit if you already have four cards, else stand
|
| S3
|
Hit if you already have three or more cards, stand if you have two.
|
| D*
|
Double Down on 2 4, hit on 3 3 or 2 2 2.
|
| H*
|
Hit if you have two cards. If you have three or more cards,
refer to the special cases list below;
stand if your hand is on the list, else hit.
|
|
Special Cases
In some cases, you should stand instead of hit depending on the exact cards that make up your hand. The cases for 3+ card hands are listed below, with the hands you should stand instead of hit on.
| 8 vs. 2 |
8 vs. 3 |
9 vs. 5 |
9 vs. A
|
|
|
- A A 3 3
- A 2 2 3
- A 2 5 3
- 2 2 2 2
- 2 2 4
- 2 3 3
|
- A A 2 5
- A 3 5
- 2 2 5
- 2 3 4
|
|
Notes
Thanks to empty inferences for the full-size table.
