Who loves ya’ baby? Yeah, that’s right – The Man Does! So, being a fan of Casino games it’s only fitting that the first one I share would be the king of all casino games (in my opinion), Blackjack!
Not only can you play it right here (skip to it already), but I’m going to teach you how! (You did see my previous Gambling Tips, right?)
I know that many people already know the rules, but for those of you that do not, here is a short summary of the game’s options. You can:
Hit: Take another card.
Stand: Take no more cards.
Double down: Double the wager, take exactly one more card, and then stand.
Split: Double the wager and have each card be the first card in a new hand. This option is available only when you have matching cards.
Surrender: Forfeit half the bet and give up the hand. You only have this option when the dealer has an Ace showing.
Basic Strategy
Because the game has strict rules as well as a finite number of cards, mathematicians have run massive computer simulations and devised a strategy that has the highest probability of winning, given a certain set of rules and a certain number of card decks. This is commonly referred to as “Basic Strategy” in Blackjack. It can also be combined with card counting in order to give the player a greater likelihood of success, but you need to be very proficient at math and you need lots of practice to master it.
The following is a basic strategy for these assumptions:
when the dealer is using 3 or more decks
the dealer “stands on soft 17″
you can double on any 2 cards
double after split allowed
dealer peeks for blackjack
blackjack pays 3:2
One Man’s Blog – Basic Blackjack Strategy
Your hand
Dealer’s face-up card
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A
Hard totals
17-20
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
16
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
U
U
U
15
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
U
H
13-14
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
H
10
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
9
H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
5-8
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
Your hand
Dealer’s face-up card
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A
Soft totals (You Have an Ace)
A,8 A,9
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
A,7
S
Ds
Ds
Ds
Ds
S
S
H
H
H
A,6
H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,4 A,5
H
H
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,2 A,3
H
H
H
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
Your hand
Dealer’s face-up card
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A
Pairs
A,A
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
10,10
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
9,9
P
P
P
P
P
S
P
P
S
S
8,8
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
7,7
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
6,6
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
H
5,5
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
4,4
H
H
H
P
P
H
H
H
H
H
2,2 3,3
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
Key:
S = Stand | H = Hit | P = Split | U = Surrender (if not allowed, then hit) D = Double (if not allowed then hit) | Ds = Double (if not allowed then stand)
Now, if you’ve got all that then you’re ready for some hot Blackjack action! So, get on with it will ya? And if you forget what to do just scroll up the page and check the chart. Oh, and by the way the Casinos in Vegas will let you take this chart in with you, so if you want feel free to print it out before you go.
To the right is a printable version of the Basic Blackjack Strategy so you don’t have to print the whole page. Just select the image for the full size version.
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It would be interesting to code these “rules” on the sheet and make the code run for around a million plays, I would of done it if I had the code of a black jack game (not really interested in coding the game :) ) Once we get the results, we can tweak them to get the best sheets and head to the casino buhahahaha ;)
For real fun, use a Fibonacci betting strategy. I built up my bank from $2000 to $3155 in about two hours of play. Why can’t I make an hourly rate like that at my job?
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Who loves ya’ baby? Yeah, that’s right – The Man Does! So, being a fan of Casino games it’s only fitting that the first one I share would be the king of all casino games (in my opinion), Blackjack!
Now, if you’ve got all that then you’re ready for some hot Blackjack action! So, get on with it will ya? And if you forget what to do just scroll up the page and check the chart. Oh, and by the way the Casinos in Vegas will let you take this chart in with you, so if you want feel free to print it out before you go. 
Wow, that little game is waaay too addictive :)
I love those odd sheets though, my ex roomie was big into poker and as a student of the game, watching him dissect plays was always amusing..
Darn, I just realized the game won’t let you split!
It would be interesting to code these “rules” on the sheet and make the code run for around a million plays, I would of done it if I had the code of a black jack game (not really interested in coding the game :) ) Once we get the results, we can tweak them to get the best sheets and head to the casino buhahahaha ;)
well there goes 20 mins of my life…lol
it’s amazing how fast time can go once you start playing :)
nice, how about a texas holdem game? have you found any for that???
For real fun, use a Fibonacci betting strategy. I built up my bank from $2000 to $3155 in about two hours of play. Why can’t I make an hourly rate like that at my job?