Blackjack table

A pair of sevens against a dealer ten-value card should be played as a hard 14 and hit; splitting or doubling has worse expected value.

Hard 18 should stand against a king; hitting risks busting, and standing has the better expected outcome.

Hard 16 against a dealer 7 is a hit by basic strategy; standing is more likely to lose against the dealer’s strong upcard.

Soft 18 is a double against a dealer 4 under basic strategy; otherwise I would stand if doubling were unavailable.

A hard 13 against a dealer 10 is a hit by basic strategy; standing is likely to lose, and doubling is not advisable.

Hard 17 is strong enough to stand; hitting risks busting, while doubling against a dealer 2 is not advantageous.

Hard 13 should hit against a dealer 9; standing is unlikely to beat the dealer’s strong upcard, and doubling is not appropriate.

A hard 19 is strong, and hitting risks busting; standing gives the dealer a chance to lose or push.

Soft 17 is too weak to stand against a dealer 10; basic strategy is to hit, while doubling is unfavorable against this upcard.

This is soft 18 against a dealer 10-value card. Basic strategy hits soft 18 against 9, 10, or ace, since standing has poor expected value here.

Stand on hard 18 against the dealer’s 10-value upcard; hitting has a substantial bust risk and is not the basic-strategy play.

Hard 12 is too weak to stand against a dealer 7, and doubling has poor expected value here. Hit to improve the hand.

Hard 16 against a dealer 7 is unfavorable to stand on; hitting offers the better expected outcome despite the bust risk.

A hard 20 is a strong hand; hitting risks busting, and standing is the correct play against a dealer 7.

A hard 19 is strong enough to stand against a dealer 9; hitting risks busting, and doubling is not advisable.

Hard 13 is too weak to stand against a dealer 9, and doubling is not advisable; hit to improve the hand.

A total of 6 is too weak to stand against a dealer 7. Hitting is the best way to improve the hand; doubling would add risk without a strong starting total.

Hard 15 against a dealer 7 is behind the dealer’s likely final total; hitting is the better basic-strategy play despite the bust risk.

An 8 is too weak to stand, and doubling against a dealer 10 is unfavorable. Hit to improve the hand.

Hard 13 is too weak to stand against a dealer 10; basic strategy calls for hitting.

A hard 20 is strong; hitting risks busting, and standing is the best play against a dealer 10.

A hard 10 against the dealer’s 6 is a strong doubling opportunity; the dealer is likely to bust, and doubling maximizes value while taking one card.

A hard 10 is strong enough to double against the dealer’s 7, maximizing value while I have only two cards.

A hard 20 is a very strong hand; hitting or splitting would reduce its expected value against the dealer’s ten.

A hard 7 is too low to double; take a card against the dealer’s weak 5 and try to improve the hand.

Stand on hard 17; the dealer’s 5 is a weak upcard, and hitting risks busting.

Hard 15 against a dealer 4 is a stand; the dealer has a meaningful chance to bust, and hitting risks busting ourselves.

A pair of 3s against a dealer 8 should be played as a hard 6; hitting is preferable to splitting or doubling.

Hard 16 against a dealer 8 is a hit by basic strategy; standing is likely to lose against the dealer's strong upcard.

Hard 17 should stand against a dealer 8; hitting is more likely to bust than improve the hand.