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Blackjack Basic-Strategy Trainer

Practice mode — no money, no betting, no stakes. This is a strategy drill: a hand is dealt, you pick the play, and the coach checks it against the mathematically solved basic-strategy chart. Learn to play perfectly here, for free.

Rules assumed: 4–8 decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split allowed, late surrender allowed, blackjack pays 3:2. Basic strategy is the solved optimal play for these rules — master it and the house edge drops to about 0.5%. (It still loses over time; it just loses the slowest.)

Dealer shows

Your hand —

Accuracy0%
Correct0 / 0
Streak0
Best streak0

The full basic-strategy chart

This is exactly the chart the coach grades against. Find your hand on the left, the dealer’s upcard across the top, and play the cell.

H = HitS = StandD = Double (else hit)P = SplitR = Surrender (else hit)Ds = Double if allowed, else Stand

Hard totals (no ace, or ace counts as 1)

Hand2345678910A
5–8HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 9HDDDDHHHHH
Hard 10DDDDDDDDHH
Hard 11DDDDDDDDDD
Hard 12HHSSSHHHHH
Hard 13SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 14SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 15SSSSSHHHRH
Hard 16SSSSSHHRRR
Hard 17SSSSSSSSSS
18–21SSSSSSSSSS

Soft totals (ace counts as 11)

Hand2345678910A
A,2HHHDDHHHHH
A,3HHHDDHHHHH
A,4HHDDDHHHHH
A,5HHDDDHHHHH
A,6HDDDDHHHHH
A,7DsDsDsDsDsSSHHH
A,8SSSSDsSSSSS
A,9SSSSSSSSSS

Pairs (double after split allowed)

Hand2345678910A
A,APPPPPPPPPP
10,10SSSSSSSSSS
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
6,6PPPPPHHHHH
5,5DDDDDDDDHH
4,4HHHPPHHHHH
3,3PPPPPPHHHH
2,2PPPPPPHHHH
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This trainer is an educational strategy drill with no wagering. Basic strategy minimizes the house edge but does not make blackjack a winning game.