The Blackjack Strategy Chart

The Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart has all the answers according to the General Blackjack tactic categorized in a table. The Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart is based upon the most precise statistically proven answers for every possible gaming situation.

All players find it difficult to memorize the Blackjack Strategy Chart as players get frustrated with studying it by heart. The quickest way to remember all the charts is to look for logical reasons why this or that option is the best in this situation. By doing this you realize the general principles of making a table just as this chart and eventually will begin gambling without the table.

Such tables are as easy as 1, 2, 3 to use and can be kept next to the PC to be visually accessible every and each time you gamble. There are even mini General Blackjack Strategy Charts that can be placed in your purse as they are as a credit card. Some of the casinos even let gamblers to use the Common Blackjack Strategy Chart at tables while playing, so be sure you take everything you might need with you next time you decide to play.

The abbreviations all the tables contain are practically the same as they represent the universal Blackjack game winning method. A always represents an Ace. All the other letters are:

  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
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/R H/R
17 S S S S S S S S S S
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/S D/S D/S D/S S S H H S
A, 8 S S S S D/S S S S S S
2, 2 H/P P P P P P H H H H
3, 3 H/P H/P P P P P H/P H H H
4, 4 H H H/P D/P D/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/P H H H H
7, 7 P P P P P P H/P H S/R 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
  • • H – Hit
  • • S – Stand
  • • D – Double when you can, otherwise hit
  • • Ds – Double in case you can, otherwise stand
  • • P – Splitting
  • • H/P – Split if permitted Double after split, otherwise hit
  • • D/P – Splitting if permitted Double Down after split, else way double.
  • • H/R – Surrender when permitted, otherwise hit
  • • S/R – To Surrender if you can, if not stand