Blackjack basic strategy chart: the dealer stands on soft 17 (4 to 8 decks)

Rules this chart assumes

• 4, 6, or 8 decks (the chart is the same for all three)
• The dealer checks for blackjack when showing a 10 or an ace, before you act
• Double down is allowed on any first two cards
• Double after split is allowed
• Late surrender is offered, as your first decision only
• Split up to four hands; split aces get one card each and cannot be resplit

One-deck and two-deck games, tables without surrender, and dealers who do not check for blackjack change some plays. Check your table's rules before relying on any chart.

Chart key

• HHit
• SStand
• DDouble down, or hit if you cannot
• DsDouble down, or stand if you cannot
• PSplit
• PhSplit if double after split is allowed (these charts assume it is), otherwise hit
• RhSurrender, or hit if surrender is not offered

Cells with a dark outline play differently when the dealer hits soft 17. Every cell is a link to its own page.

What changes with the soft 17 rule

6 of the 360 hands play differently between the two rules. These are the 6:

• Hard 11 vs dealer ace: hit when the dealer stands on soft 17, double down (hit if you cannot double) when the dealer hits soft 17.
• Hard 15 vs dealer ace: hit when the dealer stands on soft 17, surrender (hit if surrender is not offered) when the dealer hits soft 17.
• Hard 17 vs dealer ace: stand when the dealer stands on soft 17, surrender (stand if surrender is not offered) when the dealer hits soft 17.
• Soft 18 vs dealer 2: stand when the dealer stands on soft 17, double down (stand if you cannot double) when the dealer hits soft 17.
• Soft 19 vs dealer 6: stand when the dealer stands on soft 17, double down (stand if you cannot double) when the dealer hits soft 17.
• Pair of 8s vs dealer ace: split when the dealer stands on soft 17, surrender (split if surrender is not offered) when the dealer hits soft 17.