For all practical purposes, its just you against the dealer. Its also important to note, the other players hands at the table have nothing to do with winning the game of Blackjack like they do in Poker games. The dealers hand has a greater value than yours at the end of the round.There are some misconceptions about the objective of the game of blackjack but at the simplest level all you are trying to do is beat the dealer. Soft 14 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 5 or 6īeat The Dealer.Soft 15 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 3 through 6.

Soft 16 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 4 through 6.Soft 17 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 3 through 6.Either stand or double on soft 18 if the dealer is showing 2 through 6 hit on 7 and 8 otherwise, stand.Always stand on soft 19 unless youre allowed to double if you can, double.You can never go bust when taking a card holding a soft hand. For example, an A and an 8 can be both 9 and 19. In blackjack, soft hands are the ones containing an Ace, which means the total can be counted twofold.

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