Blackjack Hand of the Day

July 21, 2026

Your hand

♠

♦

Dealer shows

♠

The play

Hit

You hold a hard 13 (3-10) and the dealer shows a 9. Basic strategy says hit. The dealer busts about 23% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was 7 (a 16). Playing it out:

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♥

♣

Dealer has 21.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 16 (6-10) vs dealer 10

Surrender

Hard 14 (8-6) vs dealer J

Hit

Hard 20 (K-10) vs dealer 6

Stand

Soft 13 (A-2) vs dealer 7

Hit

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