Blackjack basic strategy trainer

Practise: what is the right play?

The basic strategy chart

Find your hand in the left column and the dealer’s up-card along the top. Pairs use the pairs table; a hand with an ace counted as 11 uses the soft table; everything else uses the hard table.

• HHit
• SStand
• DDouble, otherwise hit
• DsDouble, otherwise stand
• PSplit

Rules this chart assumes

• Four to eight decks, shuffled together.
• The dealer stands on all 17s, including soft 17 (S17).
• You may double on any first two cards, and after a split.
• No surrender; blackjack pays 3 to 2.

If a table’s rules differ — the dealer hits soft 17, the dealer takes no hole card, or blackjack pays 6 to 5 — a few plays and the house edge change. A 6-to-5 payout alone adds about 1.4% to the house edge. Read the table rules before you play.

Blackjack in the MEGA63 lobby

On 28 September 2026 the studio catalogues in the MEGA63 lobby included 28 titles with “blackjack” in the name, from 9 studios, led by Playtech (13), Play’n GO (4) and Habanero (3). Each title sets its own rules — number of decks, soft 17, payouts and side bets — so open its rules panel and compare it with the list above before playing.

Common mistakes the trainer catches

• Standing on 12 against a dealer 2 or 3. The chart hits: the dealer is less likely to bust with a 2 or 3 than with a 4, 5 or 6.
• Not splitting 8s. Sixteen is the weakest total in blackjack; two hands that start with 8 do better against every up-card under these rules.
• Splitting 10s. Twenty already wins most hands; keep it.
• Standing on soft 18 against a 9, 10 or ace. The chart hits, because 18 loses too often to those cards.
• Taking insurance. Insurance is a side bet on the dealer’s blackjack and is not part of basic strategy.
• Not doubling 11 against a 10. With four to eight decks and the dealer standing on soft 17, 11 doubles against everything except an ace.

Common questions about blackjack basic strategy

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Before you play

Check the table rules against the list on this page, set a limit for the session, and do not raise bets to win back a loss. Basic strategy lowers the house edge; it does not remove it.