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Blackjack Hand of the Day

October 19, 2026

Your hand
4
♦
♦
4
♦
4
♣
♣
4
♣
Dealer shows
4
♣
♣
4
♣
The play
Hit

You hold a pair of 4s and the dealer shows a 4. Basic strategy says hit. The dealer busts about 39% of the time with this up-card — that's the number driving the decision.

The dealer's hole card was 6 (a 10). Playing it out:
4
♣
♣
4
♣
6
♦
♦
6
♦
Q
♥
♥
Q
♥
Dealer has 20.

Four more to test yourself

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

Soft 19 (8-A) vs dealer J
Stand
Hard 14 (K-4) vs dealer 6
Stand
Hard 8 (3-5) vs dealer J
Hit
Hard 7 (2-5) vs dealer 10
Hit

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