Why you should use a Blackjack strategy chart

Knowing the basic blackjack rules is important if you want to take full advantage of your blackjack bonus, but only if you use the proper strategy. We have created a chart below with the best blackjack strategy at a Vegas Strip blackjack table.
    Not playing the proper strategy will greatly increase the house edge while you are playing at the Blackjack tables.  Improper play can result in a situation where you will be unable to beat the casino in any playing session, no matter how good the blackjack rules are.  Not using a strategy chart is the equivalent of not playing with a bonus, having the dealer pay 5:4 on blackjacks and always hitting on a soft 17.  In other words, you are essentially playing in a game that would be almost impossible for you to win in the long term.



Blackjack Strategy Chart

Your
Hand

Dealer's up card

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

A

5-8

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

9

Hit

D

D

D

D

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

10

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

Hit

Hit

11

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

Hit

12

Hit

Hit

S

S

S

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

13-16

S

S

S

S

S

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

17-20

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

A2

Hit

Hit

Hit

D

D

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

A3 - A5

Hit

Hit

D

D

D

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

A6

Hit

D

D

D

D

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

A7

S

D

D

D

D

S

S

Hit

Hit

Hit

A8 - A9

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

2's - 3's

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

4's

Hit

Hit

Hit

SP

SP

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

5's

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

Hit

Hit

6's

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

Hit

Hit

Hit

Hit

7's

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

Hit

Hit

Hit

8's

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

9's

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

S

SP

SP

S

S

10's

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

A's

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP



Hit = Hit
D = Double Down
S = Stand
SP = Split