Blackjack Hand of the Day

July 25, 2026

Your hand

♣

♥

Dealer shows

♥

The play

Hit

You hold a soft 14 (3-A) and the dealer shows a J. Basic strategy says hit. 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 Q (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 13 (K-3) vs dealer 4

Stand

Hard 8 (5-3) vs dealer 2

Hit

Hard 11 (8-3) vs dealer 9

Double

Soft 16 (5-A) vs dealer K

Hit

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