Blackjack Basic Strategy For Hands Totaling Soft Seventeen (17)

How to Play a Soft Seventeen Total in Blackjack - Soft 17

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

Double down if the dealer is holding a 3, 4, 5 or 6.

Otherwise take a hit.

If the dealer's upcard is a 3, 4, 5, or 6, then she probably has a stiff hand, which means she has a good chance of going bust.

The highest card you can be dealt when you have a soft 17 is a ten, which gives you a new total of 17, which will beat a lot of dealer hands.

These two factors combined make doubling down a good way to get more money in action while you have an advantage.

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