Blackjack Hand of the Day

July 28, 2026

A fresh dealt hand every day, with the mathematically correct play and the reasoning behind it. Come back tomorrow for a new one.

Your hand

♠

♣

Dealer shows

♥

The play

Hit

You hold a hard 12 (Q-2) and the dealer shows a 8. Basic strategy says hit. The dealer busts about 24% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was Q (a 18). Playing it out:

♥

♠

Dealer has 18.

Four more to test yourself

Same idea — what's the correct basic-strategy play?

Hard 11 (4-7) vs dealer 3

Double

Hard 17 (7-K) vs dealer 2

Stand

Pair of Js vs dealer 10

Stand

Hard 14 (9-5) vs dealer 7

Hit

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