Blackjack Hand of the Day
October 8, 2026
Your hand
3
♠
♠
3
♠
8
♥
♥
8
♥
Dealer shows
8
♣
♣
8
♣
The play
DoubleYou hold a hard 11 (3-8) and the dealer shows a 8. Basic strategy says double. The dealer busts about 24% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.
The dealer's hole card was 8 (a 16). Playing it out:
8
♣
♣
8
♣
8
♠
♠
8
♠
8
♥
♥
8
♥
Four more to test yourself
Same idea — what's the correct basic-strategy play?
Hard 12 (2-10) vs dealer 2
HitHard 12 (8-4) vs dealer J
HitHard 14 (4-10) vs dealer Q
HitSoft 18 (7-A) vs dealer 6
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