Blackjack strategy chart & counting reference
A rules-accurate basic-strategy chart for hard totals, soft totals and pairs — it updates live with your table rules (decks, dealer hits or stands on soft 17, double-after-split, surrender), so the right play is always correct for your game. Below it are card-counting cheat sheets with the tag values for the Hi-Lo, KO, Hi-Opt I and Omega II systems. New to this? Start with how to count cards or basic strategy, then drill it in the trainer.
Basic strategy
vs dealer upcard →
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 16 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | SUR | SUR | SUR |
| 15 | S | S | S | S | S | H | H | H | SUR | 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 |
| 8 | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
HitStandDoubleSplitSurrender
Reflects your rules: 6 decks · dealer stands soft 17 · surrender · DAS.
Counting systems
Balanced, +1/0/-1. The classic starting system. Balanced — convert running → true count by dividing by decks remaining.
A
-12
+13
+14
+15
+16
+17
08
09
010
-1J
-1Q
-1K
-1