Blackjack Hand of the Day

August 7, 2026

Your hand

♥

♦

Dealer shows

♥

The play

Double

You hold a hard 11 (3-8) and the dealer shows a 7. Basic strategy says double. The dealer busts about 26% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was J (a 17). Playing it out:

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♣

Dealer has 17.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 15 (5-K) vs dealer 2

Stand

Soft 20 (9-A) vs dealer 9

Stand

Hard 12 (2-J) vs dealer 7

Hit

Hard 9 (4-5) vs dealer 8

Hit

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