Blackjack Hand of the Day

September 7, 2026

Your hand

♦

♠

Dealer shows

♠

The play

Stand

You hold a hard 17 (9-8) and the dealer shows a 9. Basic strategy says stand. The dealer busts about 23% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was 2 (a 11). Playing it out:

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♣

♠

Dealer busts.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 19 (10-9) vs dealer K

Stand

Hard 20 (K-10) vs dealer 3

Stand

Hard 11 (8-3) vs dealer 4

Double

Hard 13 (7-6) vs dealer 4

Stand

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