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Blackjack Strategy and Odds

As the dealers moves are controlled Blackjack is a game where your success or failure is largely in your own hands, if you stand, hit, double or split at the wrong time you reduce you chance of winning fortuneately the tables below offer advice on what to do in a given set of circumstances. Later paragraphs explain how cards counting can be used to further enhance you chances. This table should be committed to memory as it forms the basis for successful Blackjack playing.

Player Holds	Dealer's First Card
	Ace	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Pontoon	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS
21	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS
20	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS
19	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS
18	SH	SH	SH	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS	AS
17	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
16	H	R	R	H	H	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
15	H	R	H	H	H	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
14	H	H	H	H	H	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
13	H	H	H	H	H	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
12	H	H	H	H	H	SH	SH	SH	H	H

The abreviations in the table mean:-

• AS - Always stand.
• SH - Stand on hard totals (not including an ace) but draw on soft totals counting and ace as 11.
• H - Always hit in some cases a double may be appropriate see the tables below.
• R- In all the casinos in Macao and some in the USA you can resign loosing only half your stake.

The table below shows you when you should Double again it is assumed you are not counting cards. Rules on when you are allowed to Double vary so check what your casino permits.

 

Player Holds	Dealer's First Card
	Ace	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Hard 9						D	D	D	D
Hard 10			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Hard 11		D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Soft 13						D	D
Soft 14						D	D
Soft 15						D	D	D
Soft 16						D	D	D
Soft 17						D	D	D	D
Soft 18						D	D	D	D
Soft 19

The next table advises on when to split pairs.

 

Player Holds	Dealer's First Card
	Ace	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
10
9			S	S		S	S	S	S	S
8	S		S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
7					S	S	S	S	S	S
6						S	S	S	S
5
4
3					S	S	S
2						S	S
Ace	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Card Counting

This is and area on which many books have been written, the basic premisis is that the odds in Blackjack are slightly in favour of the house, at the begining of the game 30.77% of the cards in the shoe are tens his normally fluctuates between 25% and 35% however if the number of tens left in the shoe is high or low a wise gambler has an advantage provided he knows how to make use of it. Generally increase your bets if the number of tens is outside the 25-35% range, in some British casinos bets can be made after the first card has been dealt that his first two cards will total either over or under thirteen again if the tens are unusually high or low your chances of above or below thirteen increase.

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