The Blackjack Chart

Strategy chart is the most effective tool by far for winning at online casinos. A blackjack chart is a table that contains all the recommended solutions for this or that hand basing on Basic Strategy.

There are different types of strategy charts regarding the number of decks used in the game and whether the dealer hits soft 17.

The most amazing thing about blackjack chart is that you can use them any time you play and you will not have to read the basic strategy rules each time you make a decision.

The blackjack chart below is for a game with 4 or more decks and the Dealer hits soft 17 which is a most common variant of the game.

 
 
 
 
  Dealer's card showing
  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
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8 H H H H H H H H H H
9 H DD DD DD DD H H H H H
10 DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD H H
11 DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD 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/R H
16 S S S S S H H H/R H/R H/R
17 S S S S S S S S S S
A,2 H H H DD DD H H H H H
A,3 H H H DD DD H H H H H
A,4 H H DD DD DD H H H H H
A,5 H H DD DD DD H H H H H
A,6 H DD DD DD DD H H H H H
A,7 S DD DD DD DD 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
2,2 H/P H/P P P P P H H H H
3,3 H/P H/P P P P P H H H H
4,4 H H H H/P H/P H H H H H
5,5 DD DD DD DD DD DD DD DD H H
6,6 H/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

To use the Blackjack Strategy Charts, you should learn how to read and understand them properly. In the left vertical column of the blackjack strategy chart are the values of your hand, and in the horizontal column on the top are the ones of the dealer's hand. Find the correct play by lining up the columns, the abbreviations you see usually stand for:

  •  H  - Hit
  •  S  - Stand
  •  DD  - Double Down
  •  P  - Split
  •  H/P  - Split if you can double after split, otherwise hit
  •  H/R  - Surrender if allowed, otherwise hit
  • A always stands for A

You may print this chart and use it while you are playing and see how your game improves each time. Good luck and have fun!