Blackjack Hand of the Day
August 14, 2026
Your hand
6
♠
♠
6
♠
8
♥
♥
8
♥
Dealer shows
J
♦
♦
J
♦
The play
HitYou hold a hard 14 (6-8) 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 10 (a 20). Playing it out:
J
♦
♦
J
♦
10
♠
♠
10
♠
Four more to test yourself
Same idea — what's the correct basic-strategy play?
Hard 11 (8-3) vs dealer J
DoubleHard 12 (Q-2) vs dealer 4
StandHard 14 (9-5) vs dealer 8
HitHard 18 (8-10) vs dealer 3
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