Blackjack Hand of the Day

August 2, 2026

Your hand

♠

Dealer shows

♠

The play

Stand

You hold a hard 15 (J-5) and the dealer shows a 6. 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 6 (a 12). Playing it out:

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♥

Dealer has 19.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 16 (6-J) vs dealer 10

Surrender

Hard 17 (7-K) vs dealer 7

Stand

Soft 17 (A-6) vs dealer 2

Hit

Hard 19 (9-Q) vs dealer 4

Stand

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