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Blackjack basic strategy
4–8 decks · dealer stands on soft 17 · double after split allowed · no surrender. H = hit, S = stand, D = double (if not allowed: hit; soft 18: stand), P = split.
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–8 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| 9 | H | 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 | H |
| 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+ | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A,2 | H | H | H | D | D | H | H | H | H | H |
| A,3 | H | H | H | 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 | H | 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 | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| A,9 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | H | H | H | H |
| 3,3 | P | P | P | P | P | P | H | H | H | H |
| 4,4 | H | H | H | P | P | 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 | P | P |
| 9,9 | P | P | P | P | P | S | P | P | S | S |
| 10,10 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| A,A | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
House edge cheat sheet
| Bet | Edge |
|---|---|
| Craps free odds | 0% |
| Video poker 9/6 Jacks or Better (optimal) | 0.46% |
| Blackjack, basic strategy, good rules | ≈0.5% |
| Baccarat Banker | 1.06% |
| Baccarat Player | 1.24% |
| Craps Don't Pass / Pass | 1.36% / 1.41% |
| French roulette, La Partage (even-money) | 1.35% |
| Craps Place 6/8 | 1.52% |
| European roulette | 2.70% |
| Sic Bo Big/Small | 2.78% |
| Casino War (go to war) | 2.88% |
| Slots (typical) | 2%–15% |
| American roulette | 5.26% |
| Craps Field (2 & 12 pay 2:1) | 5.56% |
| Craps Hard 4/10, Any Craps | 11.11% |
| Baccarat Tie (8:1) | 14.36% |
| Craps Any Seven | 16.67% |
| Keno (typical) | 25%+ |
Numbers worth remembering
- Expected loss = bet × bets per hour × hours × house edge
- Blackjack paying 6:5 instead of 3:2 adds ≈1.4% to the edge
- Insurance carries an edge of roughly 7% — skip it
- Two dice: 7 comes up 1 time in 6
- Pocket pair in Hold'em: 1 in 17 · pocket aces: 1 in 221
- A 1-in-N shot tried N times misses entirely ≈37% of the time
- Past results never change the next independent outcome
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