Basic Strategy Chart – composite (4+ decks)

D+ Double (hit if double is not allowed)
D Double (stand if double is not allowed)
H Hold
H- If possible – surrender, if not – hold
S Stand
/ Split
Soft Totals
Dealer’s Hand
Your Hand 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 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 D D D D 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
Hard Totals
Dealer’s Hand
Your Hand 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T A
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
Pair Splitting
Dealer’s Hand
Your Hand 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T A
2, 2 / / / / / / H H H H
3, 3 / / / / / / H H H H
4, 4 H H H / / H H H H H
5, 5 D+ D+ D+ D+ D+ D+ D+ D+ H H
6, 6 / / / / / H H H H H
7, 7 / / / / / / H H H H
8, 8 / / / / / / / / / /
9, 9 / / / / / S / / S S
T, T S S S S S S S S S S
A, A / / / / / / / / / /

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