Blackjack Tips
Even though the history of blackjack is somewhat mysterious, but it
is rumored that the game probably stemmed from such french games as
chemin de fer and french ferme. Some historians claim that blackjack
originated in French casinos in the early 1700s where it was called
vingt-et-un (twenty-and-one) and that it has been played within the
United States since the early 1800s. To strengthen your chances at blackjack,
you should follow basic tips. The dealers hand is on the top and the
players hand is on the left of the box.
H is for Hit, S is for Stand, D is for double-down,
and P is for split.
Hard Totals
| Hard Totals
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| T
| A |
| 8
| H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 9
| D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 10
| D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 11
| D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
| 12
| H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 13
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 14
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 15
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 16
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 17-20
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Soft Totals
| Soft Totals
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| T
| A |
| A 2
| H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A 3
| H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A 4
| H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A 5
| H |
H |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A 6
| D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A 7
| S |
D |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
| A 8
| S |
S |
S |
S |
D |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| A 9
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Pair Splitting
| Pairs
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| T
| A |
| 2 2
| H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 3 3
| H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 4 4
| H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 5 5
| D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 6 6
| P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 7 7
| P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 8 8
| P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
| 9 9
| P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
P |
S |
S |
| 10's
| S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| A's
| P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
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