Blackjack Hand of the Day
October 9, 2026
Your hand
9
♥
♥
9
♥
3
♥
♥
3
♥
Dealer shows
9
♦
♦
9
♦
The play
HitYou hold a hard 12 (9-3) 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 (7-5) vs dealer 9
HitHard 18 (8-Q) vs dealer 4
StandHard 17 (8-9) vs dealer 7
StandHard 15 (10-5) vs dealer 4
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