Blackjack is a good choice for wagering casino bonuses due to it’s incredibly low house edge. The return to player percentage on Blackjack is around 99.5% for a player who knows what they are doing. Quite often wagering bonuses on BlackJack is either not allowed or will only give a small percentage towards the wagering so check the terms and conditions of any offers before you wager on blackjack.

The Strategy Guide below tells what to do for any situation you may find yourself in during a game of Blackjack. Following the guide will give you the statistically best chance to win, however it doesn’t guarantee a victory in any particular hand, it just gives you the best chance possible.

BlackJack is relatively straight forward game.

  1. Blackjack starts with players making bets.
  2. The Dealer deals 2 cards to the player and 2 cards to himself, the player can see one of the dealers cards.
  3. The Player must then decide whether to stand, hit, surrender, double down, or split. If the player goes above 21 at any point they lose.
  4. The dealer acts once the player stands and must hit on 16 or less and stand on 17 through 21.
  5. Players win when their hand totals higher than dealer’s hand, or they have 21 or less when the dealer busts (i.e., exceeds 21).

To use this strategy, cross reference your hand and the dealer’s hand and then follow the decision.

 

Player Hand

Dealer’s Card
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
5-8 H H H H H H H H H H
9 H D D D D H H H H H
10 D D D D D D D D H H
11 D D D D D D D D D D
12 H H S S S H H H H H
14-13 S S S S S H H H H H
15 S S S S S H H H X X
16 S S S S S H H X X X
17 S S S S S S S S S U
A2,A3 H H H D D H H H H H
A4,A5 H H D D D H H H H H
A6 H D D D D H H H H H
A7 S Ds Ds Ds Ds S S H H H
A8 S S S S S S S S S S
A9 S S S S S S S S S S
22,33 P P P P P P H H H H
44 H H H P P H H H H H
55 D D D D D D D D H H
66 P P P P P H H H H H
77 P P P P P P H H H H
88 P P P P P P P P P Q
99 P P P P P S P P S S
TT S S S S S S S S S S
AA P P P P P P P P P P

 

S Stand
H Hit
D Double if allowed otherwise Hit
Ds Double if allowed otherwise Stand
P Split
X Surrender if allowed otherwise Hit
U Surrender if allowed otherwise Stand
Q Surrender if allowed otherwise Split