Casino Table Practice

Blackjack Strategy: Every Matchup

The correct basic-strategy move for every hand against every dealer up-card, each with the reasoning and the dealer's exact bust odds. Pick a hand below, or drill them all in the Blackjack Trainer.

Hard totals

No ace, or an ace forced to count as 1.

Hard 5

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 6

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 7

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 8

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 9

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 10

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 11

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 12

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 13

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 14

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 15

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 16

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Hard 17

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft totals

Hands with an ace still counted as 11.

Soft 13 (A-2)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 14 (A-3)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 15 (A-4)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 16 (A-5)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 17 (A-6)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 18 (A-7)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 19 (A-8)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Soft 20 (A-9)

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pairs

Two matching cards — split, or play the total.

Pair of 2s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 3s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 4s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 5s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 6s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 7s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 8s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 9s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of 10s

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace

Pair of Aces

vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 6 vs 7 vs 8 vs 9 vs 10 vs Ace