Blackjack Hand of the Day

July 11, 2026

Your hand

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♥

Dealer shows

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The play

Stand

You hold a hard 20 (10-Q) and the dealer shows a J. Basic strategy says stand. The dealer busts about 21% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was K (a 20). Playing it out:

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Dealer has 20.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 11 (6-5) vs dealer 5

Double

Hard 11 (4-7) vs dealer 7

Double

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Stand

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Stand

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