Blackjack Basic Strategy For Hands Totaling Soft Thirteen Or Fourteen (13-14)

How to Play a Soft Thirteen or Fourteen Total in Blackjack - Soft 13-14

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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 Total of Soft 13 or 14

Double down if the dealer shows a 5 or a 6.

Otherwise take a hit.

Reasoning

You would never stand on this hand because it's just a terrible total to have, and even if you get dealt a ten, you have the same total you started with. Anything less than a ten (except a 9, or an 8 or 9 when playing the soft 14) is going to improve your hand.

And if the dealer has a 5 or a 6, then she's got an excellent chance of going bust, so doubling down is a great move here. The chances of improving your hand are excellent, and the chances of the dealer busting even if you don't improve your hand is also good.