Single Deck

The table below shows optimal strategy for single deck games where the dealer stands on soft 17, the player may double any two cards, double after splitting allowed and dealer peaks for blackjack. For typical casino games please see the basic strategy chart (for games with 4+ decks).

Your hand Dealer’s face-up card
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
5-7 H H H H H H H H H H
8 H H H D D H H H H H
9 D D D D D H H H H H
10 D D D D D D D D H H
11 D D D D D D D D D D
12 H H S S S H H H H H
13 S S S S S H H H H H
14 S S S S S H H H H H
15 S S S S S H H H H H
16 S S S S S H H H R R
17+ S S S S S S S S S S
A,2 H H D D D H H H H H
A,3 H H D D D H H H H H
A,4 H H D D D H H H H H
A,5 H H D D D H H H H H
A,6 D D D D D H H H H H
A,7 S D/S D/S D/S D/S S S H H S
A,8 S S S S D/S S S S S S
A,9 S S S S S S S S S S
2,2 P P P P P P H H H H
3,3 P P P P P P P H H H
4,4 H H P P P H H H H H
5,5 D D D D D D D D H H
6,6 P P P P P P H H H H
7,7 P P P P P P P H S H
8,8 P P P P P P P P P P
9,9 P P P P P S P P S S
10,10 S S S S S S S S S S
A,A P P P P P P P P P P
H Hit
S Stand
D Double if Possible, Otherwise Hit
D/S Double if Possible, Otherwise Stand
P Split (Pair)
R Surrender if Possible, Otherwise Hit

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