Advanced Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart

The Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart shows all the actions according to the General strategy in a form of a table. The Basic strategy charts are based on the best mathematically proven decisions for every possible Blackjack situation.

Most players find it difficult to memorize the Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart as they get bored with learning it by heart. The quickest method to remember all the tables is to search for logical reasons, patterns why is this or that action the best here. By doing this you comprehend the main principles of making a chart just like this one and eventually will start playing without the chart.

Such table s are a picnic to use and should be sticked next to the computer monitor to be consulted each and every time you play. There are small Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart s that can be put in your purse as they are as a credit card. Most of the casinos even let players to use the Basic Blackjack Strategy Chart at tables while gambling, so be sure you take everything you need with you the next day you decide to go to the casino.

The letters all the charts have are practically the same as they are the universal Blackjack game method. A usually stands for an Ace. All other shortenings are as follows:   

  • H -Hitting
  • S - Stand
  • D - To Double Down if you can, otherwise hit
  • Ds - To Double in case allowed, else way stand
  • P - Split
  • H/P - To Split in case you can Double Down after split, otherwise hit
  • D/P - Splitting when you can Double Down after split, else way double
  • H/R - Surrender in case permitted, otherwise hit
  • S/R - Surrender in case allowed, otherwise stand

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

A

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/R

H/R

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S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

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/S

D/S

D/S

D/S

S

S

H

H

S

A, 8

S

S

S

S

D/S

S

S

S

S

S

2, 2

H/P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

3, 3

H/P

H/P

P

P

P

P

H/P

H

H

H

4, 4

H

H

H/P

D/P

D/P

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/P

H

H

H

H

7, 7

P

P

P

P

P

P

H/P

H

S/R

H

8, 8

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

9, 9

P

P

P

P

P

S

P

P

S

S

10, 10

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

A, A

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P