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BlackJack Basic Strategy  

Online casinos Summarized rules of Basic Blackjack strategy :

- Always hit when your cards total 5, 6, 7, 8.
- With 9, double down against dealer's 3-6. Otherwise hit.
- With 10 double down against dealer's 2-9. Hit against 10-ace.
- With 11, double down against dealer's 2-10. Hit against an ace.
- With 12, stand against 4, 5 or 6. Hit everything else.
- With 13, stand against 2-6. Hit everything else.
- With 14, Stand against 2-6. Hit everything else.
- With 15, stand against 2-6. Hit everything else.
- With 16, stand against 2-6. Hit everything else.
- With 17-21. Stand against everything.

Spliting:

- Aces: Always.
- 2s:
Split when the dealer shows 2-7. Otherwise hit.
- 3s: when the dealer shows 2-7. Otherwise hit.
- 4s: Never.
- 5s: Double down when the dealer shows 2-9. Hit against 10 through Ace.
- 6s:
Split when the dealer shows 2-6. Otherwise hit.
- 7s:
Split when the dealer shows 2-7. Otherwise hit.
- 8s:
Split
- 9s: Split when the dealer shows 2-6, 8, 9. Stand against 7, 10 through ace.
- 10s: Stand. Never split.