Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart

The mathematically optimal action for every hand against every dealer up-card, computed exactly via recursive expected-value analysis (not simulated) under an infinite-shoe approximation — the same assumption virtually every published basic strategy chart uses.

What’s my play right now?

Tap your two cards and the dealer’s up-card for an instant answer.

Your first card
Your second card
Dealer shows
Split
8+8 vs dealer 10
Why? See the math →

The full chart

Every hand against every up-card. Tap any cell for its expected value.

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Hard totals

Your hand2345678910Ace
Hard 4
Hard 5
Hard 6
Hard 7
Hard 8
Hard 9
Hard 10
Hard 11
Hard 12
Hard 13
Hard 14
Hard 15
Hard 16
Hard 17
Hard 18
Hard 19
Hard 20

Soft totals

Your hand2345678910Ace
Soft 13
Soft 14
Soft 15
Soft 16
Soft 17
Soft 18
Soft 19
Soft 20

Pairs

Your hand2345678910Ace
Pair of Aces
Pair of 2s
Pair of 3s
Pair of 4s
Pair of 5s
Pair of 6s
Pair of 7s
Pair of 8s
Pair of 9s
Pair of 10s

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Split EV uses the standard infinite-deck approximation (each resulting hand treated independently); resplitting further hands isn’t modeled, which can very slightly understate splitting a few borderline pairs (e.g. 8s against a strong dealer card).

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