Blackjack Basic Strategy For Hands Totaling Hard Eight (8)

How to Play a Hard Eight Total in Blackjack - Hard 8

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Hard hands: Hard 8 or less - Hard 9 - Hard 10 - Hard 11 - Hard 12 - Hard 13 - 16 - Hard 17 to 21

Soft hands: Soft 13 - 14 - Soft 15 - 16 - Soft 17 - Soft 18 - Soft 19 to 21

Splitting pairs: Aces - 2's - 3's - 4's - 5's - 6's - 7's - 8's - 9's - 10's

Playing a Hard 8

You'll always hit a hard total of 8.

Reasoning

Chances, as always, are good that you'll receive a ten if you hit, which will give you a respectable total of eighteen. It's also impossible for you to go bust with this hand.

You wouldn't double down with an 8 because even if you do get dealt your hand, it's not strong enough to want more money on it, because there is still a good enough chance for the dealer to beat you to make that unprofitable.