Blackjack Hit or Stand Charts

Hitting and Standing Hard Totals H = Hit     S = Stand
	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
11 or Lower	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
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	H
17-21	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

To sum up this strategy:

Playing a Hard 17 - 21 - Stand no matter what the dealers up card is.

Playing Hard Hands 11 or Less - Hit on against all of the dealer up cards as it is impossible to bust and not a smart move to stand pat.

Playing the Hard 12 to 16's - Whenever the dealer has a bust card showing ( a 2-6), stand on all hard totals of 12 or more. The exception is hit on the 2 and 3.  When the dealers shows a 7, 8, 9, 10, A, hit all hard totals of 16 or less. Whenever the dealer has a pat card showing, A-7, he is likely to make a hand, so we must look to get at least to 17.

 

Blackjack Hit or Stand Chart
for
Soft Totals
 

The following basic blackjack strategy chart details your plays where the Ace is counted as an eleven.

Hitting and Standing Soft Totals H = Hit  S = Stand  D = Double
	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
A2-A3	H	H	H*	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A4-A5	H	H	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A6	H*	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
A7	S	D	D	D	D	S	S	H	H	H
A8	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
A9	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
17-21	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
*Double A2 vs. 4 and A3 vs. 4 in a single deck game. *Double A6 vs. 2 in a single deck game.

To sum up this strategy:

Except on your most powerful hands of 19 and 20, and sometimes the 18, you will always draw more cards with soft totals, either as a straight hit trying to improve, or as a doubling strategy, trying to maximize your advantage.

Doubling with soft totals is generally a gain against weak dealer up cards.