Single Deck Blackjack – Basic Strategy Guide
These charts are for the single deck version of Blackjack. The multi-deck version can be found here.
Single-Deck Blackjack is not as common as it’s counterpart multi-deck blackjack but you can still find the game played in American casinos in particular Las Vegas it requires frequent shuffling by the dealer and attracts card counters as single deck blackjack has less cards out on the table and thus it is easier for a player to track or count the cards the casino win percentage is smaller in single-deck black jack 21, we hope this single deck blackjack strategy guide helps you make the correct statistical decision of whether to hit, stay, split or double down where ever you choose to play blackjack whether it be online or in a land based casino operation, enjoy playing 21 black jack.
Action: H = Hit S = Stand D = Double P = Split
Players hard total hands best odds playing blackjack:
|
Hard Totals |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
|
8 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
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 |
H |
|
17-20 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
What to do with soft blackjack hands:
|
Soft Totals |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
|
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 |
D |
D |
D |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
|
A 8 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
D |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
A 9 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
When to split a blackjack hand ?
|
Pairs |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
A |
|
2 2 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
3 3 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
4 4 |
H |
H |
H |
D |
D |
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 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
7 7 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
|
8 8 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
|
9 9 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
P |
S |
S |
|
10’s |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|
A’s |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Dealer’s Hand Total (faceup card)
Player’s Hand Total on the left.
Action: H = Hit S = Stand D = Double P = Split
- Multiple deck blackjack basic strategy charts and guide
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