Blackjack table

Double 11 against the dealer's 10; it has strong expected value despite the high upcard.

Stand on 20 against a dealer 9; splitting or drawing gives up a very strong made hand.

Stand on 20 against a dealer 10; hitting or doubling would add unnecessary bust risk.

Hard 13 against a dealer 10-value upcard should hit; standing has a lower expected value.

Hard 13 against a dealer 8 should hit under basic strategy, as standing loses too often to the dealer's likely made hand.

Stand on hard 17 against an 8; hitting has too high a bust risk and basic strategy stands.

Double 11 against a dealer 8; the strong chance of making 18–21 outweighs the dealer's moderate upcard.

Double 10 against dealer 7 under basic strategy; one additional card has strong expected value.

Stand on hard 12 against a dealer 5, a favorable dealer bust card under basic strategy.

Stand on hard 18 against a dealer 2; hitting has too much bust risk and doubling is unfavorable.

Hard 14 against a dealer 9 is a losing standing hand; hitting gives the best chance to improve.

Stand on hard 17 against a dealer 9 under basic strategy.

Hit hard 13 against the dealer Ace; standing is too unlikely to win, and doubling is not appropriate.

Double 10 against the dealer's 6, leveraging the dealer's high bust probability and our strong chance to improve with one card.

Stand on hard 13 against dealer 4, since the dealer’s weak upcard has a substantial bust chance.

A hard 14 against a dealer 10 is a losing stand; hitting gives the best chance to improve.

Hard 14 against a dealer 8 is a hit under basic strategy, as standing leaves too much dealer-favorable equity.

Stand on hard 19 against an 8; hitting risks busting and is not advantageous.

Hit hard 13 against a dealer 7; standing is too weak and doubling is not indicated.

Hit 14 against a dealer 10; standing has a substantially worse expected value.

Hard 16 should hit against a dealer 7, since standing loses too often to the dealer's likely made hand.

Stand on hard 18 against a dealer 7; hitting has too much bust risk.

Stand on hard 19 against a dealer 10; it is already a strong total and hitting risks busting.

Stand on hard 18 against a dealer 5; it is already a strong total and hitting risks busting.