JOHNNY 5

THE 5 SECRETS OF GAMBLING

 

PURCHASE EBOOK

CRAPS TUTORIAL

BLACKJACK ODDS

BLACKJACK STRATEGY

BlackJack Dictionary

ROULETTE TUTORIAL

POKER HAND RANKINGS

Poker Dictionary

QUOTES

     Blackjack Basic Strategy - Starting Hands
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                               Splitting Pairs
Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(A,A) SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
(T,T) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
(9,9) SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 -
 SPL
 SPL
 -
 -
(8,8) SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
(7,7) SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 H
 H
 H
 H
(6,6) H
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(5,5) D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 H
 H
(4,4) H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(3,3) H
 H
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 H
 H
 H
 H
(2,2) H
 H
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 SPL
 H
 H
 H
 H

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                                 Soft hands
Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(A,9) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
(A,8) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
(A,7) -
 DS
 DS
 DS
 DS
 -
 -
 H
 H
 H
(A,6) H
 D
 D
 D
 D
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(A,5) H
 H
 D
 D
 D
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(A,4) H
 H
 D
 D
 D
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(A,3) H
 H
 H
 D
 D
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(A,2) H
 H
 H
 H
 D
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H

 
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                                    Hard hands
Yours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
(17) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
(16) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(15) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(14) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(13) -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(12) H
 H
 -
 -
 -
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(11) D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 H
(10) D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 D
 H
 H
(9) H
 D
 D
 D
 D
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
(8) H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H

 
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  -: Stand

D: Double, if unable, hit

DS: Double, if unable, stand

#: See earlier tables in chapter (Note for Ace-7 against Ace is hit/stand, and does not say to Double)

*: Split 8-8 against 10 only if the TC is less than 6 and there is no DAS

**: Double on 4-4 rather than split only if there is no DAS
  
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