Blackjack Basic Strategy for Split Pairs: Color-coded Chart
By Ion Saliu, Pair Splitter At-Large
You look first at your first two cards. If the cards are not the same (Ten, Jack, Queen, King are considered like-cards, the same value of 10), then you disregard this chart. Move on to the double-down situations, which are more frequent than the pairs. The color of action is red — it makes it very intuitive to learn the rules of casino blackjack. If the color of the cell is red, you split the pairs. For example, your first two cards are 9 & 9. The blackjack dealer's up card (face card) is 9. Signal split immediately to the dealer — it is a split-pair situation. If dealer's face card were 7, or 10, or 11, you do NOT split your pair of 9s. The color of the respective cells are grayed out (signifying no action). The color blue of a cell is most likely an ACTION: Split your pair (as most casinos allow doubling down after splitting the pairs).
There are two tricky situations: A + A and 8 + 8. They are hotly debated and arguable. You may not draw another card after splitting two Aces. No matter what, there is a clear percentage advantage for splitting the Aces and the Eights. I reconsider splitting the 8's, however, against the Dealer's 10 or Ace — If I bet high or I saw many high cards on the table (in that particular round).
The chart is a graphic (split-pairs.gif). You can right-click on it and select to print it — always in color!
Please disregard the figures above (not all of them) in all safety. My latest blackjack theory and software prove undeniably that the dealer's bust odds are significantly higher. Since the bust probability is higher, the best change of strategy is to avoid bust possibilities, including 15/16 against dealer's 7+. All blackjack matters at this website will be updated accordingly. Please read attentively the following material:
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Blackjack Double Down Strategy Table.
Color-coded chart to learn the best Double Down strategy. After consulting the Split Pairs table, look next at this table. The Double Down situations occur more often than pairs at blackjack. If your hand is not a Double Down situation, move to the next chart: Hit or Stand.
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Color-coded chart to learn the best Hit or Stand strategy. After consulting the Double Down table, finally look at this table. The Hit or Stand decisions are by far the most frequent and important situations in blackjack.
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Basic Strategy Chart for Multiple Deck Blackjack.
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