Hitting and Standing
The most important decision a player has to make is whether to hit or stand on particular hard or soft hands. Fortunately the choices are rather straightforward. For hard hands, if the player’s cards total 12 or higher, there are three simple rules:
1. If the deal shows a Seven or higher, hit if the player hand totals 12 through 16.
| Player’s cards | Dealer’s upcard |
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| ALWAYS HIT, NEVER STAND | |
2. Stand on anything totaling 17 or above.
| Player’s cards | Dealer’s upcard |
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| ALWAYS STAND, NEVER HIT | |
3. Stand if the player cards total 12 through 16 and the dealer shows Two through Six.
| Player’s cards | Dealer’s upcard |
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| ALWAYS STAND | |
On soft hands, hit and stand as follows:
1. If the dealer shows an Eight or less, players stand on soft 18 or more. Players always stand on soft 19 and above.
| Player’s cards | Dealer’s upcard |
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| ALWAYS STAND, NEVER HIT | |
2. Players always draw to soft 17 or less. Players only draw on soft 18 if the dealer shows an Eight, Nine or Ten.
| Player’s cards | Dealer’s upcard |
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| ALWAYS HIT | |