While almost all Blackjack games are ultimately beatable, the rewards to be gained from marginal situations do not adequately compensate you for your time and risk. Therefore, you must evaluate a game in several ways before playing it. Two primary areas of concern are the house rules of the game, including the number of decks [...]
The complete set of optimal decisions for a player regarding only the dealer’s current exposed card and the point total of his own current hand is known as basic strategy. The basic strategy table below applies to the following ruleset: 4 to 8 decks Dealer stands on soft 17 Double on any 2 cards Double [...]
Each casino has a rule about whether or not the dealer hits soft 17, a rule which is printed on the table itself. In the “S17″ game, the dealer stands on all 17s. In the “H17″ game, the dealer hits on soft 17s. Of course, the dealer always stands on hard 17s. In either case, [...]
