Blackjack table

Stand on hard 20; it is an overwhelmingly strong total and drawing risks busting.

Hard 13 against a dealer 10-value upcard should hit under basic strategy; standing is less favorable and doubling is not appropriate.

Stand on hard 17 against a dealer 10-value upcard; hitting has a high bust risk.

Hard 17 stands against a dealer 9 under basic strategy.

Stand on hard 20 against a dealer 10; drawing or doubling only worsens the expectation.

Hard 12 against a dealer 10 should hit; standing gives up too much against the dealer's strong upcard.

Hit hard 14 against a dealer 10; standing has a worse expected outcome against the strong upcard.

Hit hard 15 against a dealer 10-value upcard; standing has a lower expected value.

Stand on hard 20; it is a strong total and drawing risks busting.

Split aces against any dealer upcard; each ace receives a single favorable draw under the split-aces rule.

Hit 15 against a dealer 10; standing loses too often against the dealer's strong upcard.

With a hard 16 against the dealer's 10-value upcard and no surrender available, hitting is the basic-strategy play.

Stand on hard 18 against a dealer 10-value upcard; hitting has a high bust risk and is not favorable.

Hit hard 14 against a dealer 10; standing has too high a dealer-win probability, and doubling is unfavorable.

Hard 16 against a dealer 10 should hit under basic strategy, since standing loses too often to the dealer's likely made hand.

Stand on hard 19 against a dealer 10; hitting has substantial bust risk and basic strategy stands.

Double 11 against a dealer 3: the dealer's weak upcard makes maximizing value with one additional card optimal.

Hard 16 against a dealer 10 should hit under basic strategy; standing loses too often to the dealer's likely made hand.

Hard 14 against a dealer 10 should hit under basic strategy, as standing has a lower expected value.

Double soft 17 against dealer 3 under standard blackjack strategy; the dealer's weak upcard makes the extra wager favorable.

Hard 12 against a dealer 10 should hit under basic strategy, since standing loses too often to the dealer's likely stronger total.

Hit 13 against the dealer's 10; standing has a substantially worse expected outcome.

Stand on hard 19 against a dealer 10; hitting has a high bust risk and offers little improvement.

Double 11 against the dealer ace; despite the strong upcard, 11 has favorable value for taking one card at double stakes.

Stand on 20 against the dealer Ace; splitting or drawing sacrifices a very strong total.

Hard 13 against a dealer 8 is a hit under basic strategy; standing leaves too much dealer improvement equity.

Hard 17 against a dealer 8 is a hit under basic strategy, since standing leaves too much dealer advantage.

Hard 16 versus a dealer 10 is a hit under basic strategy; standing has a worse expected outcome.

Hard 6 against a dealer 7 should be hit; doubling is unfavorable against this strong upcard.

Hit 12 against the dealer's 7; standing gives up too much equity against a likely dealer-made hand.

Hit 16 against a dealer 7; standing is generally worse against this strong upcard.