Printable basic strategy chart
By bsbj.win · Updated November 8, 2026
For 6 decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split, no surrender. Print it, or save it as a PDF from the print dialog.
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Hard totals Dealer’s upcard You 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A 5–8 H H H H H H H H H H 9 H 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 H 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 H H 17+ S S S S S S S S S S
Soft totals Dealer’s upcard You 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A A,2 H H H D D H H H H H A,3 H H H 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 H D D D D H H H H H A,7 S Ds Ds Ds Ds S S H H H A,8 S S S S S S S S S S A,9 S S S S S S S S S S
Pairs Dealer’s upcard You 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A 2,2 P P P P P P H H H H 3,3 P P P P P P H H H H 4,4 H H H 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 H H H H H 7,7 P P P P P P H H H 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, or hit if you can’t · Ds double, or stand if you can’t · P split. Check pairs first, then soft hands, then hard. Never take insurance. From bsbj.win.
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