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Blackjack Hand of the Day

October 17, 2026

Your hand
6
♦
♦
6
♦
7
♣
♣
7
♣
Dealer shows
8
♠
♠
8
♠
The play
Hit

You hold a hard 13 (6-7) and the dealer shows a 8. Basic strategy says hit. 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 J (a 18). Playing it out:
8
♠
♠
8
♠
J
♥
♥
J
♥
Dealer has 18.

Four more to test yourself

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

Hard 12 (2-Q) vs dealer 7
Hit
Pair of 8s vs dealer 5
Split
Hard 14 (J-4) vs dealer 8
Hit
Hard 9 (7-2) vs dealer 10
Hit
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