Rule 1: Hit your totals of 11 or less, unless doubling down or splitting is better Rule 2: Stand on your hard totals of 17 or greater Rule 3: Stand against Dealer's Stiff Cards 2-6 if you hold 2-6 Except hit 2 against dealers 2 or 3 Hit your 2-6 against Dealers Pat Hands 7-A Rule 4: Soft Totals Hit all A2 thru A6 , unless doubling is better. Stand all A8 & A9 A7: Stand A7 against dealers 2 Dealer=> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A A7: Double against dealers 3,4,5,6 Player A7: Stand against dealers 7& 8 A2 H H H D D H H H H H A7: Hit against dealers 9,10,A A3 H H H D D H H H H H A4 H H D D D H H H H H A5 H H D D D H H H H H A6 H D D D D H H H H H A7 S D D D D S S H H H A8 S S S S S S S S S S A9 S S S S S S S S S S
Rule 5: Doubling Down DOUBLE Dealer=> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
Player 9 D D D D 10 D D D D D D D D 11 D D D D D D D D D A,2 D D A,3 D D A,4 D D D A,5 D D D A,6 D D D D A,7 D D D D