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Strategy reference · Nine rule systems

Blackjack strategy charts for every table.

Compare hard totals, soft totals, and pairs against every dealer upcard. Each cell preserves the published action code and its legal fallback order.

Use this ledger as a stable reference, then open the simulator to practice decisions in a live hand state.

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Source-backed reference

Strategy ledger

Decks
6
Soft 17
Dealer stands
Procedure
Hole card
Double after split
Allowed
Surrender
Late
Table rules

Select a cell; use arrow keys to inspect adjacent decisions.

American Blackjack, Hard totals: source-backed reference policy by player hand and dealer upcard
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Why this action

The source case for Surrender

Surrender caps the loss where continuing 16 against dealer 10 is more expensive in the source policy.

Linked to reviewed source: 4-8 Deck Blackjack Strategy — Dealer Stands on Soft 17

Reproducible example

Reference hand

Public cards only
Player
K6
versus dealer
Dealer upcard
K
Rules
American Blackjack
Shoe
6 decks
Public knowledge
Dealer hole marginalized

Reading the matrix

Action language

  • Hit
  • Stand
  • Double
  • Split
  • Surrender

Letters preserve the source notation. Conditional codes unfold into an ordered legal fallback in the selected-cell dossier.

Evidence ledger

Method and provenance

4-8 Deck Blackjack Strategy — Dealer Stands on Soft 17

Reviewed Jul 23, 2026

Action codes were transcribed cell-by-cell from the published total-dependent chart and cross-checked against its legend.

  • Four through eight decks
  • Dealer stands on soft 17
  • Source conditionals preserve DAS and surrender fallbacks
  • Insurance and even money are declined
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