Blackjack Basic Strategy Charts

If ever there's a complete how-to in gambling, then basic strategy charts are just that. As you know, in blackjack you have to decide what to do with your hand every time you are dealt a card (or more). Basic strategy tells you exactly what to do in every conceivable situation.

Now don't just grab and print any set of blackjack strategy charts you find on the Web thinking it will work in every blackjack game you play. Blackjack has variations like most other games. The rules differ meaning some decisions available in some games are not so in others. Also, depending on if you play single deck or multiple deck blackjack, the odds differ.

Basic Strategy Chart for Multiple Deck Blackjack

You may be wondering why some games are "single deck" and others "multiple deck." Well, it's because of all the trouble made by card counters to the casinos. Most card counting systems can easily penetrate a single deck since there are fewer cards to deal with. But multiple decks are tougher. Decks may be four to eight in number or anything else the casino wants.

Below is a typical multiple deck basic strategy chart. Most blackjack today is played with multiple decks, so you will be using these a lot.

Hard Hand Possibilities

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 17-20 S S S S S S S S S S

Soft Totals 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T A A2 H H H D D H H H H H A3 H H H D D H H H H H A4 H H D D D H H H H H A5 H H D D D H H H H H A6 H D D D D H H H H H A7 S D D D D S S H H H A8 S S S S S S S S S S A9 S S S S S S S S S S

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T A 2-2 H/D H/D P P P P H H H H 3-3 H/D H/D 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 S 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 D = Double S = Stand P = Split H/D = Hit if Double after Split is Not Allowed