Wizard Of Odds Blackjack Basic Strategy

As the strategy recommends only the best decisions from a mathematical point of view, the blackjack strategy chart is the table that contains all the solutions recommended by blackjack basic strategy. This, or any chart for other set of rules, is the most convenient way to consult the strategy each time you play. Sep 18, 2019  Wizard's Simple Strategy. A 'soft' hand is one with at least one ace, which may still count as one or eleven points. With a hard 10 or 11, double if you have more points than the dealer, treating a dealer ace as 11 points. Specifically, double with 10 against a 2 to 9, and with 11 against 2 to 10.

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The Blackjack basic strategy chart is one of the most essential things for any blackjack player. As the strategy recommends only the best decisions from a mathematical point of view, the blackjack strategy chart is the table that contains all the solutions recommended by blackjack basic strategy. This, or any chart for other set of rules, is the most convenient way to consult the strategy each time you play.

The chart below is the one used for 4 decks or more with dealers standing on soft 17, you can see the detailed rules to the right of the chart. These are the most common blackjack rules, though you may find other variations of blackjack online and land blackjack casinos nowadays.

NB: If you are playing a game with other rules you can try our strategy generator that will help you find a strategy chart for any game you choose. You will be able to enter the rules of your game and get a unique chart based upon the game you are playing.

In order to use the chart below you can either print it (you will find the links for print versions below) or invent a system for memorizing it(read the article how to learn blackjack basic strategy). The best way of learning though, is of course by understanding the rules of basic strategy. The left vertical column stands for value of your hand while the top horizontal row represents the dealer’s up card. You will find the correct solution by lining up the column (your hand total) with the row (the dealer’s up card).

The Abbreviations stand for:

  • H - Hit
  • S - Stand
  • DD - Double Down
  • P - Split
  • H/P - Split if you can double, otherwise hit
  • H/R - Surrender if allowed, otherwise hit
  • A - Ace

Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart

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9HDDDDDDDDHHHHH
10DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDHH
11DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDH
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHH/RH
16SSSSSHHH/RH/RH/R
17SSSSSSSSSS
A,2HHHDDDDHHHHH
A,3HHHDDDDHHHHH
A,4HHDDDDDDHHHHH
A,5HHDDDDDDHHHHH
A,6HDDDDDDDDHHHHH
A,7SDDDDDDDDSSHHH
A,8SSSSSSSSSS
A,9SSSSSSSSSS
2,2H/PH/PPPPPHHHH
3,3H/PH/PPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHH/PH/PHHHHH
5,5DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDHH
6,6H/PPPPPHHHHH
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10SSSSSSSSSS
A,APPPPPPPPPP

Set of rules for the chart:

  • 4+ decks of cards
  • Dealer stands on soft 17
  • Doubling is allowed on any first 2 cards
  • Surrendering allowed
  • Doubling after split allowed

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The strategy generator is a special generator of strategy charts created by Blackjack Doc to help you get a chart for any game you play. Just input the rules to get the chart.

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It is a good idea to print the chart and place it close to your PC so you will be able to consult it each time you play. Another way is to buy a credit-card sized blackjack chart. You can take this with you to the game as some casinos allow using basic strategy chart.

You can also print out the blackjack cheat sheet provided at our site as it offers the most essential info on the game of blackjack.

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i am using basic strategy to play blackjack online on a blackjack basic strategy game and i got 2 cards that total 14 and the dealer had 1 card which was a 3 and basic strategy says to stand so i clicked stand and then the dealer ended up with a 18 or 19 i cant remember which but the dealer won and i lost $100 and it really annoys me, not because i lost $100 but because before i knew about card counting (by the way i'm not card counting on the basic strategy game, i'm just using a basic strategy chart) and basic strategy i used to just guess whether to hit or stand based on the numbers on the cards and back then before i followed basic strategy i would of hit because 14 is a very low number but now i know about basic strategy and i followed it and its supposed to make me less likely to lose and yet i lost. is blackjack basic strategy correct?
i'm using this basic strategy:
please help.
Beethoven9th
Using basic strategy does not mean that you will win every time you play. In fact, unless you are counting, you will still lose regardless of whether or not you use BS. The difference is that BS will allow you to lose a lot less compared to your way of playing.
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ams288
Basic strategy is your best bet if you're not counting cards. You are seriously questioning it based on ONE hand where it didn't work out for you? If that's the case, play slots.
Don't worry, there isn't some worldwide conspiracy out there to promote basic strategy even though it doesn't really work.
FleaStiff
I agree. IF you have 14 and dealer's up card is a 3, then the proper Basic Strategy option for the player is to Stand and force the dealer to take a card in the hope that the dealer will bust, but its not absolutely guaranteed, its merely the optimal play for the player to make.

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Play that hand a million times. THEN form an opinion....
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24Bingo
Wizard of odds blackjack basic strategyWith no upcard will the dealer bust more than 50% of the time, and certainly not a 3 (that's why you should hit a 12 against a 3). Basic strategy still gives you a slightly losing game, with well over 50% of hands being lost (doubles and naturals making up most of the difference), and on average about one bet being lost every 150-500 hands, depending on rules. Even beyond that, simple luck is going to work against you sometimes. You were dealt a bad hand, made the best move, and lost. It's going to happen more often than not. If you can't stomach that, don't play $100 a hand.

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