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The desk reference · six-deck S17

The strategy chart.

Your hand down the side. The dealer’s upcard across the top. A clear answer, with the rules attached and the reasoning one tap away.

Training rules: six decks · dealer stands on soft 17 · no surrender

This is a separate educational profile. Rules can differ between app tables and other games.

  • Six decks. Dealer stands on all 17s, including soft 17.
  • US hole card and peek: decisions assume the dealer has checked and does not have blackjack.
  • Double any first two cards, including after splitting. Doubling ends the hand after one extra card.
  • Split equal card values into at most four hands. Split aces receive one card each; no resplitting aces.
  • No surrender. A natural blackjack pays 3:2; 21 after splitting is not a natural.
  • Total-dependent strategy. No card counting or expected-value estimates.

Profile six-deck-s17-das · rules 1.0.0 · strategy 1.0.0. The trainer asks for one decision per hand; it does not simulate wagers or settlement.

This chart assumes the dealer has checked for blackjack and does not have it. It is for the stated six-deck profile, with no surrender. It does not cover every table in Blackjack World Tour or Las Vegas; see how rule variations change the chart.

Find your hand

Choose the pair table first for a splittable pair, then soft or hard totals. H = hit, S = stand, D = double, P = split. If doubling is unavailable, hit; for soft 18, stand instead. Select any cell for the reasoning behind it.

Hard totals · dealer upcard across the top
Your hand2345678910A
Hard 5HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 6HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 7HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 8HHHHHHHHHH
Hard 9HDDDDHHHHH
Hard 10DDDDDDDDHH
Hard 11DDDDDDDDDH
Hard 12HHSSSHHHHH
Hard 13SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 14SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 15SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 16SSSSSHHHHH
Hard 17SSSSSSSSSS
Hard 18SSSSSSSSSS
Hard 19SSSSSSSSSS
Hard 20SSSSSSSSSS
Soft totals · dealer upcard across the top
Your hand2345678910A
Soft 13HHHDDHHHHH
Soft 14HHHDDHHHHH
Soft 15HHDDDHHHHH
Soft 16HHDDDHHHHH
Soft 17HDDDDHHHHH
Soft 18SDDDDSSHHH
Soft 19SSSSSSSSSS
Soft 20SSSSSSSSSS
Pairs · dealer upcard across the top
Your hand2345678910A
Pair of 2sPPPPPPHHHH
Pair of 3sPPPPPPHHHH
Pair of 4sHHHPPHHHHH
Pair of 5sDDDDDDDDHH
Pair of 6sPPPPPHHHHH
Pair of 7sPPPPPPHHHH
Pair of 8sPPPPPPPPPP
Pair of 9sPPPPPSPPSS
Pair of 10sSSSSSSSSSS
Pair of acesPPPPPPPPPP

Use the right fallback

For a two-card hand, use the recommended double when the rules allow it. If you cannot double, hit instead, except on soft 18: stand. If a split is unavailable, use the hard or soft total. Split aces in this profile receive one card each and are then complete.

A natural blackjack and any completed hand have no further decision. This is total-dependent strategy; it does not use the composition of the remaining shoe. The composition-dependent exceptions are small and listed separately.

Reference: Wizard of Odds multi-deck strategy. The optional surrender step in that reference does not apply to this profile.

Memorise it properly

Ten hands at a time.

The trainer deals the category you choose and explains every decision.

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