Blackjack Hand of the Day
October 6, 2026
Your hand
9
♥
♥
9
♥
7
♣
♣
7
♣
Dealer shows
5
♣
♣
5
♣
The play
StandYou hold a hard 16 (9-7) and the dealer shows a 5. 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 9 (a 14). Playing it out:
5
♣
♣
5
♣
9
♠
♠
9
♠
10
♣
♣
10
♣
Four more to test yourself
Same idea — what's the correct basic-strategy play?
Hard 14 (10-4) vs dealer 8
HitHard 13 (6-7) vs dealer 10
HitHard 14 (4-Q) vs dealer 6
StandHard 17 (K-7) vs dealer 5
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