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Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart

  • 6 decks
  • Dealer hits soft 17
  • Double after split
  • Double any two
  • Late surrender
  • Blackjack pays 3:2
  • House edge +0.54%

The mathematically best play for every hand in the most common US game — six decks, dealer hits soft 17, double after split, late surrender. Every cell below is generated by the same engine that grades your decisions in the free blackjack trainer, not copied from a book — so the chart, the coaching, and your practice feedback always agree. Playing a different table? Jump to the single-deck, double-deck, or 8-deck chart, or set any rule combination in the interactive strategy chart.

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The chart: hard totals, soft totals, pairs

HHitSStandDDoublePSplitRSurrender

Hard totals

Dealer upcard
2345678910A
8
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
9
H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
10
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
11
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
12
H
H
S
S
S
H
H
H
H
H
13
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
H
H
14
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
H
H
15
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
R
R
16
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
R
R
R
17
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

Soft totals

Dealer upcard
2345678910A
A,2
H
H
H
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,3
H
H
H
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,4
H
H
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,5
H
H
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,6
H
D
D
D
D
H
H
H
H
H
A,7
D
D
D
D
D
S
S
H
H
H
A,8
S
S
S
S
D
S
S
S
S
S
A,9
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

Pairs

Dealer upcard
2345678910A
2,2
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
3,3
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
4,4
H
H
H
P
P
H
H
H
H
H
5,5
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
H
H
6,6
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
H
7,7
P
P
P
P
P
P
H
H
H
H
8,8
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
R
9,9
P
P
P
P
P
S
P
P
S
S
10,10
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
A,A
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P

Hard 5–7 always hit and hard 18+ always stand, so those rows are omitted. Where the chart says Double or Surrender but the table won't let you, hit instead — except soft 18 (A,7) vs 3–6 and hard 17+, where you stand.

Printable chart — free download

Printable blackjack basic strategy chart: color-coded hard totals, soft totals, and pairs grids for the standard 6-deck game with dealer hitting soft 17, double after split, and late surrender
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All three grids on a single sheet, exactly as the engine plays them. Print it, save it to your phone, keep it next to you while you practice.

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Charts for other games

Basic strategy shifts with the rules — a single-deck chart is not a shoe chart with a different label. Each page below regenerates every cell for that game and lists exactly which plays change.

Single deckH17, no DAS, no surrender — the classic Vegas pitch game.House edge +0.34%Double deck2 decks, H17, DAS — the common mid-stakes pitch game.House edge +0.43%8 deckS17, DAS, late surrender — the Atlantic City-style big shoe.House edge +0.35%

Dealer stands on soft 17? (S17)

If your table's felt says the dealer stands on all 17s, 5 cells on this chart change and the house edge drops by about 0.22%. The full side-by-side — every cell that flips, and why S17 is the better game — is on the H17 vs S17 comparison.

Reading this chart

How do I use it?

Find your hand on the left — hard total, soft total (a hand with an ace counting as 11), or pair — then read across to the dealer's upcard. The letter is the play: hit, stand, double, split, or surrender. When a hand could be read two ways, pairs take priority over totals, and soft beats hard.

How much does basic strategy actually help?

At this table it cuts the house edge to about +0.54% — versus roughly 2% for a typical hunch player. It is the single biggest improvement available in the game, and it's free. To see the price of every individual rule, use the house edge calculator.

Is one chart enough for every casino?

Almost. The core of the chart is stable, but deck count, H17/S17, DAS, and surrender each move a handful of cells — that's why this site generates the chart from the table rules instead of printing one and hoping. Check the felt, pick the matching chart, and you're exact.

What about card counting?

Basic strategy is the foundation counting builds on. Once the chart is automatic, the next step is Hi-Lo and the deviation chart — the count-based index plays that flip specific cells when the deck goes hot or cold.

How to actually memorize it

Reading the chart is easy; recalling it with chips on the felt is the skill. The trainer deals real hands and grades every decision against this exact chart, and the drill library hammers the spots you keep missing — pairs, soft totals, or your personal weak cells.