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Hard Totals
Dealer's Upcard
Your Cards 23456789TA
17-21 S S S S S S S S S S
16 S S S S S H H Su Su Su
15 S S S S S H H H Su H
14 S S S S S H H H H H
13 S S S S S H H H H H
12 H H S S S H H H H H
11 D D D D D D D D D H
10 D D D D D D D D H H
9 H D D D D H H H H H
4-8 H H H H H H H H H H
Key
H Hit
S Stand
D Double if allowed; If not, hit.
Ds Double if allowed; If not, stand.
Su Surrender (give up after first two cards and get half your bet back) if allowed; If not, hit.

Soft Totals
  Dealer's Upcard
Your Cards 23456789TA
19-21 (A,8) S S S S S S S S S S
18 (A,7) S Ds Ds Ds Ds S S H H H
17 (A,6) H D D D D H H H H H
16 (A,5) H H D D D H H H H H
15 (A,4) H H D D D H H H H H
14 (A,3) H H H D D H H H H H
13 (A,2) H H H D D H H H H H

Key
H Hit
S Stand
D Double if allowed; If not, hit.
Ds Double if allowed; If not, stand.

Pair Splitting
PAIRS Dealer's Upcard
Your Cards 23456789TA
(A,A) Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp
(T,T) S S S S S S S S S S
(9,9) Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp S Sp Sp S S
(8,8) Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp
(7,7) Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp H H H H
(6,6) Sp Sp Sp Sp Sp H H H H H
(5,5) D D D D D D D D H H
(4,4) H H H H H H H H H H
(3,3) H H Sp Sp Sp Sp H H H H
(2,2) H H Sp Sp Sp Sp H H H H

Key
Sp Split
H Hit
S Stand
D Double if allowed; If not, hit.
See Rules in Text Form. 


Ref: 
 Basic Strategy Charts at www.blackjackinfo.com

(1) "Knock-Out Blackjack -- The easiest card counting system ever devised', O. Vancura, K. Fuchs, 1998

"Beat the Dealer", E. Thorp, 1966
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