Pontoon basic strategy

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Your hand Number of cards
2 3 4
4-8 H H D
9 H D D
10 D D D
11 D D D
12 H H D
13 H H D
14 H H D
15 S S D
16 S S D
17 S S H
18+ S S S
A,2 H H -
A,3 H H D
A,4 H H D
A,5 H H D
A,6 H H D
A,7 H H D
A,8 S D D
A,9 S D D
A,10 S D/S D
8,8 P - -
A,A P - -
H Hit (Twist)
S Stand (Stick)
D Double (Buy) if possible, otherwise Hit (Twist)
D/S Double (Buy) if possible, otherwise Stand (Stick)
P Split

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