Some people are visual learners and like to learn from colorful charts. The following tables illustrate the basic strategy for a eight deck game where Late Surrender is allowed (LS), and the dealer (H17) hits soft 17. Hopefully, your browser allows you to see the various colors. If not the legend is there as a backup.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Description | Item |
| Hit | H |
| Stand | S |
| Split Pairs, if you can't split, then hit | Sph |
| Split Pairs, if you can't split, then stand | Sps |
| Split Pairs, if you can't split, then double, if you can't double, then hit | Spd |
| Double down, if you can't double, then hit | Dh |
| Double down, if you can't double, then stand | Ds |
| Surrender, if you can't surrender, then stand | Sus |
| Surrender, if you can't surrender, then hit | Suh |
| Surrender, if you can't surrender, then split, if you can't split, then hit | Sup |
| NOTE: Do not take Insurance |
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| Hard Totals | ||||||||||
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| Dealer Up Card | ||||||||||
| Player Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A |
| 21 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 20 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 19 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 18 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 9,8 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | Sus |
| T,7 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | Sus |
| T,6 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | Suh | Suh | Suh |
| 9,7 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | Suh | Suh | Suh |
| 9,6 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | Suh | Suh |
| T,5 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | Suh | Suh |
| 8,7 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | Suh | Suh |
| 14 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 13 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 12 | H | H | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 11 | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh |
| 10 | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H |
| 9 | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| 8 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| 7 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| 6 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| 5 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| Soft Totals | ||||||||||
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| Dealer Up Card | ||||||||||
| Player Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A |
| AT | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| A9 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| A8 | S | S | S | S | Ds | S | S | S | S | S |
| A7 | Ds | Ds | Ds | Ds | Ds | S | S | H | H | H |
| A6 | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A5 | H | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A4 | H | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A3 | H | H | H | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A2 | H | H | H | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| Split Decisions Double down after splitting (NDAS) is not allowed |
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| Dealer Up Card | ||||||||||
| Player Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A |
| AA | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph |
| TT | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 99 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | S | Sps | Sps | S | S |
| 88 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sup |
| 77 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| 66 | H | Sph | Sps | Sps | Sps | H | H | H | H | H |
| 55 | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H |
| 44 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| 33 | H | H | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| 22 | H | H | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| Split Decisions Double down after splitting (DAS) is allowed |
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| Dealer Up Card | ||||||||||
| Player Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A |
| AA | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph |
| TT | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 99 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | S | Sps | Sps | S | S |
| 88 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sup |
| 77 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| 66 | Sph | Sph | Sps | Sps | Sps | H | H | H | H | H |
| 55 | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H |
| 44 | H | H | H | Sph | Sph | H | H | H | H | H |
| 33 | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| 22 | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| NOTE: Splitting of 4,4 takes precedence over doubling or hitting |
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| Late Surrender | ||||||||||
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| Dealer Up Card | ||||||||||
| Player Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A |
| 9,8 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | Suh |
| T,7 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | Suh |
| T,6 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | Suh | Suh | Suh |
| 9,7 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | Suh | Suh | Suh |
| 8,8 | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sph | Sup |
| 9,6 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | Suh | Suh |
| T,5 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | Suh | Suh |
| 8,7 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | Suh | Suh |
| 7,7 NDAS | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | H | H | H | H |
| 7,7 DAS | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sps | Sph | H | H | H | H |