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Basic Strategy Chart

The full chart at 6-deck · H17 · no-surrender rules — every hand × dealer upcard combination as a single reference. Every cell links to a dedicated page showing the math, all 12 rule-set variations, and the reasoning behind the play.

Legend: H Hit S Stand D Double P Split R Surrender

Hard Totals

Hand 2345678910Ace
Hard 5 H H H H H H H H H H
Hard 6 H H H H H H H H H H
Hard 7 H H H H H H H H H H
Hard 8 H H H H H H H H H H
Hard 9 H D D D D H H H H H
Hard 10 D D D D D D D D H H
Hard 11 D D D D D D D D D D
Hard 12 H H S S S H H H H H
Hard 13 S S S S S H H H H H
Hard 14 S S S S S H H H H H
Hard 15 S S S S S H H H H H
Hard 16 S S S S S H H H H H
Hard 17 S S S S S S S S S S
Hard 18 S S S S S S S S S S
Hard 19 S S S S S S S S S S
Hard 20 S S S S S S S S S S

Soft Totals

Hand 2345678910Ace
A,2 (13) H H H D D H H H H H
A,3 (14) H H H D D H H H H H
A,4 (15) H H D D D H H H H H
A,5 (16) H H D D D H H H H H
A,6 (17) H D D D D H H H H H
A,7 (18) S D D D D S S H H S
A,8 (19) S S S S D S S S S S
A,9 (20) S S S S S S S S S S

Pairs

Pair 2345678910Ace
2,2 P P P P P P H H H H
3,3 P P P P P P H H H H
4,4 H H H P P H H H H H
5,5 D D D D D D D D H H
6,6 P P P P P H H H H H
7,7 P P P P P P H H H H
8,8 P P P P P P P P P P
9,9 P P P P P S P P S S
10,10 S S S S S S S S S S
A,A P P P P P P P P P P
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The chart above is the canonical 6-deck · H17 · no-surrender answer. A handful of plays change under different rules — single-deck hard-11-vs-ace, surrender on stiffs against strong upcards, pair-4s against 5 or 6 under DAS. Click any cell to see the full per-rule breakdown.