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Basic strategy
The chart, one decision at a time: stiff hands, doubles, soft hands, pairs, surrender, rules.
2.1 Stiff hands: 12 to 16
Learn to play hard 12 to 16 by the basic strategy chart: stand against a dealer 2–6, hit against 7–A, and see why the chart says so.
Open →2.2 When to double down
Learn when to double down in blackjack: hard 9, 10, 11 and soft 13 to 19, with chart rows and why doubling 11 against a 6 is worth it.
Open →2.3 Soft hands
Learn to play soft hands by the basic strategy chart: when to hit, double or stand with A,2 to A,9, including soft 18 against 9, 10 and ace.
Open →2.4 Splitting pairs
Basic strategy lesson: split pairs by the chart. Always split aces and 8s, never 10s and 5s, and split the rest by the dealer's up card.
Open →2.5 Late surrender
Learn when to use late surrender in online blackjack: 16 against 9, 10 and ace, 15 against 10, plus three extra hands when the dealer hits soft 17.
Open →2.6 Reading the rules of a table
Basic strategy lesson: read an online blackjack rules screen and see what 6:5, soft 17, double after split and surrender add to the house edge.
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