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Every blackjack hand, explained.

One page per basic-strategy cell. Each shows the correct play, the reasoning behind it, an example hand, and where the cell sits in the full chart. Use these to deep-link a specific decision you keep getting wrong, or just browse by category.

Hard totals

Hard totalvs 2vs 3vs 4vs 5vs 6vs 7vs 8vs 9vs 10vs Ace
Hard 5HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 6HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 7HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 8HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 9HDhDhDhDhHHHHH
Hard 10DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhHH
Hard 11DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhH
Hard 12HHSSSHHHHH
Hard 13SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 14SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 15SSSSSHHHRhH
Hard 16SSSSSHHRhRhRh
Hard 17SSSSSSSSSS
Hard 18SSSSSSSSSS
Hard 19SSSSSSSSSS
Hard 20SSSSSSSSSS

160 pages in this group. Tap any cell to read its play and reasoning.

Soft totals

Soft totalvs 2vs 3vs 4vs 5vs 6vs 7vs 8vs 9vs 10vs Ace
Soft 13HHHDhDhHHHHH
Soft 14HHHDhDhHHHHH
Soft 15HHDhDhDhHHHHH
Soft 16HHDhDhDhHHHHH
Soft 17HDhDhDhDhHHHHH
Soft 18SDsDsDsDsSSHHH
Soft 19SSSSSSSSSS
Soft 20SSSSSSSSSS

80 pages in this group. Tap any cell to read its play and reasoning.

Pairs

Pairvs 2vs 3vs 4vs 5vs 6vs 7vs 8vs 9vs 10vs Ace
Pair of 2sPhPhPPPPHHHH
Pair of 3sPhPhPPPPHHHH
Pair of 4sHHHPhPhHHHHH
Pair of 5sDhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhHH
Pair of 6sPhPPPPHHHHH
Pair of 7sPPPPPPHHHH
Pair of 8sPPPPPPPPPP
Pair of 9sPPPPPSPPSS
Pair of 10sSSSSSSSSSS
Pair of AcesPPPPPPPPPP

100 pages in this group. Tap any cell to read its play and reasoning.

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