From top to bottom are the hard totals, soft totals, and splittable hands. To use the basic strategy, look up your hand along the left vertical edge and the dealer's up card along the top. On this page 4-Deck to 8-Deck Blackjack Strategy Introduction

18: Basic strategy exceptions for three to six cards.16: Basic strategy when dealer exposes both cards.15: House edge using total-dependent vs.13: Probabilities in the first four cards.11: Value and strategy for 678 and 777 bonuses.9: Composition-dependent expected returns for 1 to 8 decks.

5: Infinite deck expected return by player hand and dealer upcard.4: Blackjack standard deviation details.3c: Exceptions to single-deck H17 basic strategy.3b: Exceptions to double-deck S17 basic strategy.3a: Exceptions to single-deck S17 basic strategy.2b: Probabilities of dealer blackjack before peek.2a: Probabilities of dealer blackjack after peek.1: Total dependent expected return table for an infinite deck.