Basic Blackjack strategy is applied to the game played with 4-8 decks and has the following rules:
• The dealer always stands on soft 17
• You can double on any 2 cards
• Double after split is allowed
Hard totals:
• You have to stand if you have 17-20
• If you have 13-16, everything depends on the dealer’s card. If he has 2-6, you have to stand, if he has 7-10 or A, you have to hit. The exception is the following combinations:

Player Cards Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP
9 10 A
16 surrender surrender surrender
17 surrender surrender surrender

Soft totals:
• If you have A,8 A,9, you have to stand, no matter which card the dealer has
• If you have A,2 A,3; A,6; A,7 or A,4 A,5, you have to hit in most cases, see the chart below to see the exceptions.
• If you have A,7, and the dealer has 2,7 or 8, then stand.

Player cards Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP
3 4 5 6
A,7 double/stand* double/stand* double/stand* double/stand*
A,6 double/hit** double/hit** double/hit** double/hit**
A,4 A,5 double/hit** double/hit**
A,2 A,3 double/hit** double/hit**

*if not allowed to double, then stand
** if not allowed to double, then hit.

Pairs:
• If you have 10,10, then always stand
• Stand, if you have 9,9, and the dealer has 7, 10 or A. In other cases split.
• Double/hit if you have 5,5 and the dealer – 2-9
• If you have A,A, always split
• See the chart to learn when to hit
• On all the other cases split

Player cards Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP Dealer Card UP
7 8 9 10 A
7,7 split hit hit hit hit
6,6 hit hit hit hit hit
5,5 double/hit** double/hit** double/hit** hit hit
4,4 hit hit hit hit hit
2,2; 3,3 hit hit hit hit hit