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Blackjack Tips:
- If allowed, surrender (where a player may forfeit half his bet and decide not to play the original hand against the dealer) hard 15 against a dealer's 10, and 16 (but not 8's) against a dealer's 9, 10 or Ace.
- Never take insurance unless you are counting cards.
- Never split 10's.
- Always split Aces and 8's, no matter what the dealer's showing card is.
- Double down on two card combinations totalling:
- 9 if the dealer's up card is 3, 4, 5 or 6.
- 10 if the dealer's up card is anything but a 10 or an Ace.
- 11 if the dealer's up card is anything but an Ace.
- Stand if you hold hard 12 to 16 and the dealer shows 2 to 6.
- Hit if you hold hard 12 to 16 and the dealer shows a 7 or higher.
- Stand on 17 to 21, but hit soft 17.
- Always split pairs of aces and 8's.
- Never split 10's, jacks, queens, kings, 5's or 4's.
- Double down on 10 or 11 if dealer shows an 8 or lower.
- Always stand on hard 17 or higher if the dealer's showing card is 7 or lower.
- Always stand on hard 13 through 16 if the dealer's showing card is 6 or lower, but hit if the dealer's showing card is 7 through Ace.
- Always stand on hard 12 or higher if the dealer is showing 4, 5 or 6.
- Hit a hard 12 if the dealer's up card is 2, 3, 7 or higher.
- Hit until you have at least 17 against a dealer's 10.
- Hit a soft 17 against a dealer's 10.
- Standing on 17 and lower relies entirely on the dealer's busting to win. Since you cannot bust a soft hand with just one hit, do the following:
- Hit soft 13 through 17 against a dealer's 7 or higher.
- With hands of three or more cards, always hit soft 13 through 17.
- Double down with two-card soft 13 through 17 against a dealer's 5 or 6. (You can only double down with your first two cards).
- Double down soft 17 against a dealer's 3.
- Double down soft 15 through 17 against a dealer's 4.
- Most players will stand on soft 18, but you may find that in the long run you will be better off to hit a soft 18 if the dealer's up card is 9, 10 or Ace , stand on soft 18 if the dealer's up card is 2, 7 or 8, and double down if the dealer shows a 3, 4, 5 or 6.
- Always stand on soft 19 or higher.
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