Interactive endless quiz for learning Blackjack Basic Strategy.
Casino Blackjack is a card game where 1+ players play against a dealer.
Players start with two face-up cards and the dealer starts with one face-up and one face-down card.
The players' goal is to draw cards from the shoe(1-8 decks of cards) to reach a higher value than the dealer,
however if the total exceeds 21, that's a bust (automatic loss).
Numbered cards have their number's value; Jacks, Queens, and Kings are worth 10; and Aces can be worth 1 or 11 e.g. A+5 = 16 (because 16 is better than 6), A+6+7 = 14 (14 is better as 24 is bust).
After the cards are dealt, the player moves first, and has several choices:
- Hit (add a new card to their total),
- Stand (keep current total, and pass turn to next player),
- Double Down (if the player hasn't hit, double the bet, add 1 new card to the total, and pass turn on),
- Split (if the player hasn't hit, and if both starting cards are the same, split cards into two hands, add a bet to the new hand),
- Surrender (keep half of your bet, sit out the round).
For every move the player can make, there is an optimal decision: Basic Strategy.
Basic Strategy will help you win more games.
Note: Basic Strategy does NOT give you enough of an advantage to win more than you lose.
Note: I do not advocate careless gambling; please do not gamble what you cannot afford to lose.
(top = dealer upcard, left = hard totals)
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 16 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 15 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 14 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 13 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 12 | H | H | S | S | S | H | H | H | H | H |
| 11 | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh |
| 10 | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H |
| 9 | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| 8 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
[S = Stand, H = Hit, Dh = Double Down or Hit]
(top = dealer updcard, left = soft totals)
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+9 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| A+8 | S | S | S | S | Ds | S | S | S | S | S |
| A+7 | Ds | Ds | Ds | Ds | Ds | S | S | H | H | H |
| A+6 | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A+5 | H | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A+4 | H | H | Dh | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A+3 | H | H | H | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
| A+2 | H | H | H | Dh | Dh | H | H | H | H | H |
[S = Stand, H = Hit, Dh = Double Down or Hit, Ds = Double Down or Stand]
(top = dealer upcard, left = pair splitting)
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| T+T | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 9+9 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| 8+8 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 7+7 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| 6+6 | Y/N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 5+5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 4+4 | N | N | N | Y/N | Y/N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 3+3 | Y/N | Y/N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| 2+2 | Y/N | Y/N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
[Y = Split, N = Don't, Y/N = Split if and only if DAS is allowed]
Double after Split (DAS) is a rule variation that some casinos will-, and some casinos will not have.
If you have two of the same card and Split, can you Double Down on one of your two hands?
Player 16 against a 9, T, or A should surrender.
Player 15 against a T should surrennder.