What Are Blackjack Strategy Table Charts? Blackjack strategy table charts are color-coded patterns to how you should play each hand. In the chart, your hand is printed vertically down the left-hand side of the page. Some charts say “holding 12”, “holding 13”, and “holding 14”, while others may be break up your hand by card. The basic blackjack strategy chart will outline the best possible decision for those that don’t count cards. It goes without saying that the cards which constitute a hand, without the inclusion of an Ace, will have an impact on the chances of making a correct decision in certain scenarios. Basic Strategy for European Blackjack - charts Introduction. The following basic strategy table is appropriate for European blackjack, at least the variation I saw played in Berlin and Hamburg, and specifically excepting the United Kingdom. The specific rules are as follows: Six decks (this chart is also accurate for 4 or 8 decks). Basic strategy is not enough! We get emails from people all the time talking about how they downloaded our blackjack charts, took them to a casino, and won some money. That’s great news for them, but it could have easily gone the other way. Basic strategy cannot overcome the house edge even if you get lucky with it from time to time. The Blackjack Basic Strategy Engine above provides a simple way to memorize a variety of different profitable decisions, such as when to split, double, surrender, hit, or stand. A standard basic strategy chart can only provide you with the strategy for one set of rules, such as dealer hits on soft 17, limiting your mastery to just one game.

Introduction

The following basic strategy table is appropriate for European blackjack, at least the variation I saw played in Berlin and Hamburg, and specifically excepting the United Kingdom. The specific rules are as follows:

• Six decks (this chart is also accurate for 4 or 8 decks)
• Dealer stands on soft 17
• Player may only double on hard totals of 9-11
• Player may double after a split
• No-peek (player loses total bet, including after doubling or splitting, if dealer has blackjack)

The house edge under this rules is 0.62%.

To use the basic strategy look up your hand along the left vertical edge and the dealer's up card along the top. In both cases an A stands for ace. From top to bottom are the hard totals, soft totals, and splittable hands.

United Kingdom Blackjack

Prior to September 1, 2007, splitting fours, fives, and tens was not allowed. This only affected the basic strategy player with fours, increasing the house edge by 0.003%. I have heard that with the new law allowing all splits, doubling on any first two cards is also permitted, at least at the Grosvenor casinos. Following is the basic strategy for post 9/1/07 U.K. rules.

Early Surrender

If you should find a table that allows early surrender then take it with any of the following hands. I have heard rumors such games exist in Russia, and I know they do in Macau, except against a dealer ace.

• 12 to 17 vs. ace, including a pair of 6's, 7's or 8's
• 5 to 7 vs. ace, including a pair of 3's
• 14 to 16 vs 10, including pair of 7's or 8's
• 16 vs 9

Uk Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart Template

Uk Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart Printable

Written by:Michael Shackleford