Blackjack Hand of the Day
July 29, 2026
Your hand
2
♠
♠
2
♠
10
♥
♥
10
♥
Dealer shows
5
♣
♣
5
♣
The play
StandYou hold a hard 12 (2-10) and the dealer shows a 5. Basic strategy says stand. 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 5 (a 10). Playing it out:
5
♣
♣
5
♣
5
♠
♠
5
♠
10
♥
♥
10
♥
Four more to test yourself
Same idea — what's the correct basic-strategy play?
Hard 13 (Q-3) vs dealer K
HitHard 11 (9-2) vs dealer 8
DoubleHard 20 (K-10) vs dealer 5
StandHard 6 (4-2) vs dealer 7
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