Blackjack Hand of the Day
September 24, 2026
Your hand
7
♥
♥
7
♥
5
♥
♥
5
♥
Dealer shows
9
♦
♦
9
♦
The play
HitYou hold a hard 12 (7-5) and the dealer shows a 9. Basic strategy says hit. 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 K (a 19). Playing it out:
9
♦
♦
9
♦
K
♣
♣
K
♣
Four more to test yourself
Same idea — what's the correct basic-strategy play?
Hard 12 (Q-2) vs dealer K
HitHard 19 (J-9) vs dealer 2
StandHard 10 (7-3) vs dealer 2
DoubleHard 15 (5-Q) vs dealer 8
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