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Blackjack Hand of the Day

July 1, 2026

Your hand
6
♣
♣
6
♣
6
♦
♦
6
♦
Dealer shows
5
♠
♠
5
♠
The play
Split

You hold a pair of 6s and the dealer shows a 5. Basic strategy says split. The dealer busts about 42% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was 7 (a 12). Playing it out:
5
♠
♠
5
♠
7
♣
♣
7
♣
5
♣
♣
5
♣
Dealer has 17.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 11 (7-4) vs dealer Q
Double
Pair of Qs vs dealer 4
Stand
Pair of Ks vs dealer 10
Stand
Hard 17 (7-10) vs dealer 9
Stand
Drill more hands in the Trainer →Every matchup, explained →

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