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THE LAS VEGAS GAMBLER’s BLACK JACK HELPER

Your Hand Dealer’s "UP" card
 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

10

D

D

D

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

9

H

D

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A-7

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A-6

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

A-5

H

H

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

H

A-4

H

H

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

H

A-3

H

H

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

H

A-2

H

H

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

H

10-10

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

9-9

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

S

S

8-8

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

7-7

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

H

H

H

H

6-6

H

SP

SP

SP

SP

H

H

H

H

H

5-5

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

H

H

H

4-4

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

3-3

H

H

SP

SP

SP

H

H

H

H

H

2-2

H

H

SP

SP

SP

H

H

H

H

H

A-A

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

SP

H=HIT S=STAY D=DOUBLE DOWN SP=SPLIT

The recommendations here are made as a guide, as you play and become more experienced, you will develop your own strategies. You may find that THE LAS VEGAS GAMBLER’s recommendations are either more or less conservative than other guide cards. As in the game of life, you makes your choices and you play the game.

Although the chart above is merely "recommended" play, there are some hard and fast rules that must be applied whenever you play blackjack. These are:

Never split TENs

Always split ACES

Always split EIGHTS

Always double down on ELEVEN

Never take INSURANCE

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