Blackjack table

Soft 19 is strong enough to stand against a dealer ten-value upcard; hitting or doubling has lower expected value.

Soft 20 is a strong hand, and standing against the dealer’s 4 is better than risking a hit or double.

A hard 11 against a dealer 10 is a strong doubling opportunity under these rules.

With a hard 6 against a dealer ten-value card, hitting is the best option; doubling carries too much risk.

A hard 12 is too weak to stand against a dealer 10-value upcard; hitting offers the better chance of improving the hand.

With a hard 13 against a dealer 10-value card, hitting offers a better chance than standing; doubling is too risky.

Hard 10 against a dealer 3 is a favorable doubling opportunity.

With soft 17 against a dealer 6, doubling is the strongest basic-strategy play.

Hard 15 against a dealer ace is too weak to stand, and doubling is unfavorable.

With a hard 12 against a dealer 6, standing is the best play because the dealer has a high chance of busting.

With doubling after a split allowed, splitting a pair of sixes against a dealer 3 has better expected value than playing a hard 12.

With a hard 16 against a dealer 3, standing is the standard play; hitting has a high risk of busting.

Doubling a hard 10 against a dealer 3 is the strongest play, including after a split.

With hard 16 against a dealer 5, standing is best because the dealer is likely to bust and hitting risks busting immediately.

A hard 5 is too low to stand, and doubling against a dealer 4 is not favorable with this total.

With a hard 9 against the dealer’s 4, hitting is clearly better than standing, and doubling is unavailable.

A hard 13 should stand against a dealer 4, since the dealer has a substantial chance of busting.

With double after splitting allowed, splitting 2s against a dealer 7 has better expected value than playing a hard 4.

With a hard 8 against a dealer 7, hitting is better than doubling or standing.

Standing on hard 18 against a dealer 7 is better than risking a bust by hitting.

Hard 12 against a dealer 7 is a hit; standing is likely to lose, and doubling adds too much risk.

A hard 19 is a strong total against a dealer 7; hitting risks busting for little potential gain.

With double after split allowed, splitting 2s against a dealer 2 offers better value than playing a hard 4.

Hard 6 against a dealer 2 is too weak to stand or double; hitting gives the best chance to improve.

With a hard 15 against the dealer’s 2, standing is preferable to risking a bust by hitting.

With a hard 12 against a dealer 2, hitting is the standard play.

Standing on hard 17 against a dealer ace is better than risking a high chance of busting by hitting.

Hard 12 against a dealer 10 is a hit; standing loses too often, and doubling is unfavorable.