Winning Strategies
Here are the winning strategies that the product’s hints and teach mode are based on. The three graphics describe a player’s regular hand strategy, strategy for split- ting a hand, and strategy if your hand has an ace.
Player Hard Hand Strategy
DEALER’S FACE CARD VALUE
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A |
| 21 |
| 20 |
| 19 |
HAND | 18 |
16 | |
| 17 |
PLAYER’S | 15 |
14 | |
| 13 |
| 12 |
| 11 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
8 or Less
Stand
Hit
Double Down*
Surrender*
*Double Down and Surrender can only be done on your first deal. If it is your second deal and the strategy tells you to Double Down or Surrender, you should Hit.
This is the basic strategy that is used in a game of Blackjack. Player’s Hand represents the current total of your cards. Dealer’s Face Card represents the one card of the Dealer that is face up.
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