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• If allowed, surrender (where a player may forfeit half his bet and decide not to play the original hand against the dealer) hard 15 against a dealer´s 10, and 16 (but not 8´s) against a dealer´s 9, 10 or Ace.
• Never take insurance unless you are counting cards.
• Never split 10´s.
• Always split Aces and 8´s, no matter what the dealer´s showing card is.
• Double down on two card combinations totalling:
  • 9 if the dealer´s up card is 3, 4, 5 or 6.
  • 10 if the dealer´s up card is anything but a 10 or an Ace.
  • 11 if the dealer´s up card is anything but an Ace.
• Stand if you hold hard 12 to 16 and the dealer shows 2 to 6.
• Hit if you hold hard 12 to 16 and the dealer shows a 7 or higher.
• Stand on 17 to 21, but hit soft 17.
• Always split pairs of aces and 8´s.
• Never split 10´s, jacks, queens, kings, 5´s or 4´s.
• Double down on 10 or 11 if dealer shows an 8 or lower.
• Always stand on hard 17 or higher if the dealer´s showing card is 7 or lower.
• Always stand on hard 13 through 16 if the dealer´s showing card is 6 or lower, but hit if the dealer´s showing card is 7 through Ace.
• Always stand on hard 12 or higher if the dealer is showing 4, 5 or 6.
• Hit a hard 12 if the dealer´s up card is 2, 3, 7 or higher.
• Hit until you have at least 17 against a dealer´s 10.
• Hit a soft 17 against a dealer´s 10.
• Standing on 17 and lower relies entirely on the dealer´s busting to win. Since you cannot bust a soft hand with just one hit, do the following:
  • Hit soft 13 through 17 against a dealer´s 7 or higher.
  • With hands of three or more cards, always hit soft 13 through 17.
  • Double down with two-card soft 13 through 17 against a dealer´s 5 or 6. (You can only double down with your first two cards).
  • Double down soft 17 against a dealer´s 3.
  • Double down soft 15 through 17 against a dealer´s 4.
  • Most players will stand on soft 18, but you may find that in the long run you will be better off to hit a soft 18 if the dealer´s up card is 9, 10 or Ace , stand on soft 18 if the dealer´s up card is 2, 7 or 8, and double down if the dealer shows a 3, 4, 5 or 6.
  • Always stand on soft 19 or higher.