Blackjack Strategy Charts

Below are blackjack strategy charts for all of the different types of blackjack tables. A blackjack table can have one, two, or multiple decks. Also, a blackjack table will either allow a dealer to hit or stand on a soft 17.

Single Deck:

Single Deck Blackjack Strategy

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Key to table:

H = Hit
S = Stand
D = Double if allowed, otherwise hit
Ds = Double if allowed, otherwise stand
P = Split
H/P = Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise hit
D/P = Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise double
S/P = Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise stand
H/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise hit
S/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise stand

Double Decks:

Double Decks Strategy

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Key to table:

H = Hit
S = Stand
D = Double if allowed, otherwise hit
Ds = Double if allowed, otherwise stand
P = Split
H/P = Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise hit
H/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise hit
S/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise stand

Four or More Decks:

Multiple Decks Strategy

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Key to table:

H = Hit
S = Stand
D = Double if allowed, otherwise hit
Ds = Double if allowed, otherwise stand
P = Split
H/P = Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise hit
P/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise split
H/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise hit
S/R = Surrender if allowed, otherwise stand

European Blackjack:

The following basic strategy chart is specifically for European blackjack. As a rule, the dealer initially gets one card and after the player makes his decisions gets the second card. If the dealer has a blackjack the player loses total bet including doubled or split cards bets.

The most common European blackjack rules are:

Six decks (the chart is accurate for 4 to 8 decks)
Dealer stands on soft 17
Player may only double on hard totals of 9, 10, or 11
Player may double after a split
The house edge under these rules is 0.62%

European Blackjack Strategy

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Key to table:

H = Hit
S = Stand
D = Double if allowed, otherwise hit
P = Split

In some casinos in the UK, splitting fours, fives, and tens is not allowed. This only affects the basic strategy plays with fours. Therefore in the UK always hit two fours.