European Blackjack Strategy

Basic European Blackjack Strategy

• Two decks
• Dealer stands on soft 17
• Double on 9 to 11 only
• No doubling after splitting
• No resplitting
• Player may draw to split aces
• No surrender
• No hole card (player loses total amout bet against dealer blackjack)
• Insurance not resolved until end of hand
• One bet position

House advantage is 0.39%.

Basic European Blackjack Strategy Table
Player's Hand	Dealer's Up Card
Hard Totals	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
17 (+)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
16	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
15	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
14	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
13	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	D	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
8 (-)	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Soft Totals	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
Ace & 8 (+)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Ace & 7	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H
Ace & 6	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Ace & 5	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Ace & 4	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Ace & 3 (-)	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Pairs	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
Ace & Ace	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
10 & 10	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
9 & 9	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	S	SP	SP	S	S
8 & 8	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H
7 & 7	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H
6 & 6	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H	H
5 & 5	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H	H
4 & 4	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
3 & 3	H	H	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H
2 & 2	H	H	SP	SP	SP	SP	H	H	H	H

H	Hit		D	Double
S	Stand		SP	Split

 

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