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Las Vegas blackjack guide and hand adviser

Explore a blackjack reference chart and hand adviser before visiting a Las Vegas casino.

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Match the rules to the table

Blackjack decisions depend on the rules in play. Check the game’s stated assumptions and the casino’s table rules rather than treating one chart as universal.

Use a reference, not a promise

A strategy guide cannot guarantee a win or remove risk. Decide your entertainment budget in advance and keep learning the rules separate from any pressure to play.

KNOW YOUR NEXT MOVE

Blackjack Guide

Choose your cards. See your next move.

What should I do?

Select your first two cards and the dealer’s face-up card. J, Q and K count as 10.

Table: dealer hits soft 17 · double after split · no surrender. Change below to match your table.

Hard 16 vs dealer 10Hit

First two cards only — not after hitting or splitting. Standard 4–8 deck blackjack.

Change table rules

For your first two cards in standard 4–8 deck blackjack with a dealer hole card and blackjack check. Doubling on any first two cards is assumed. Not for single/double deck, no-hole-card, Free Bet or Spanish 21.

Full strategy chart (optional)

A soft total has an ace counted as 11. Check the pairs chart first when both cards have the same value.

Dealer hits soft 17 · DAS · No surrender
Your hand2345678910A
5HHHHHHHHHH
6HHHHHHHHHH
7HHHHHHHHHH
8HHHHHHHHHH
9HDDDDHHHHH
10DDDDDDDDHH
11DDDDDDDDDD
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHHH
16SSSSSHHHHH
17SSSSSSSSSS
18SSSSSSSSSS
19SSSSSSSSSS
20SSSSSSSSSS
21SSSSSSSSSS
HHitSStandDDouble; otherwise hitDsDouble; otherwise standPSplitRhSurrender; otherwise hitRsSurrender; otherwise standRpSurrender; otherwise split