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The following table is way too much for most players to get to grips with, but does include all correct playing indices for TC’s that range from –20 to +20 in shoe games where dealers hit soft 17s and where doubling down on any two cards 17s is allowed even after splitting. No surrender is offered.

With the following hands, where possible you should double down, if the TC equals or is greater than, and hit if the TC is less than, the integers shown, otherwise follow the basic strategy:

You have The dealer is showing a:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K Ace
 11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -17 -10 -7 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 +1
 10 -9 -10 -11 -12 -14 -7 -4 -1 4 4 4 4 4
 9 +1 -1 -2 -4 -5 +3 +7 H H H H H H
 8 13 9 +5 +3 +2 14 H H H H H H H
 7 H 16 12 9 8 H H H H H H H H
 6 H +20 +15 +11 +12 H H H H H H H H
 5 H +20 +15 +12 +13 H H H H H H H H

With these hands, stand, if the TC equals or is greater than, and hit if the TC is less than, the integers shown in the section, otherwise follow the standard basic strategy:

You have The dealer is showing a:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K Ace
 18 (soft) -15 -16 -15 -16 -16 S -16 H H H H H +1
 17 (soft) H H H H H H H H H H H H H
 17+ S S S S S S S S S S S S -5
 16 (not 8s) -10 -11 -12 -13 -15 +9 +7 +4 0 0 0 0 +3
 15 -6 -8 -9 -10 -12 +10 +10 +8 +3 +3 +3 +3 +5
 14 -3 -4 -5 -8 -10 +17 H H H H H H +9
 13 -1 -2 -4 -5 -5 H H H H H H H +15
 12 +2 +1 0 -1 -2 H H H H H H H H

Here you should double, only if the TC equals or is greater than, the integers in this “soft doubling” section. Otherwise hit or stand as BS indicates. The only exception is A,7 versus A; stand if the TC is 1 or better.)

You have The dealer is showing a:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K Ace
 A, 9 =10 +8 +6 +5 +5 +14 S S S S S S S
 A, 8 +8 +5 +3 +1 +1 +17 S S S S S S S
 A, 7 +1 -1 -5 -9 -14 +20 S H H H H H +1
 A, 6 +1 -2 -5 -10 -15 +11 H H H H H H H
 A, 5 +15 +3 -2 -5 -14 H H H H H H H H
 A, 4 +18 +5 -1 -4 -11 H H H H H H H H
 A, 3 +14 +6 +1 -2 -4 H H H H H H H H
 A, 2 +12 +7 +2 -1 -2 H H H H H H H H

Finally, on these hands you should split only if the TC equals or is greater than, and hit if the TC is less than, the integers shown; otherwise, stand or hit as BS suggests.

You have The dealer is showing a:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K Ace
 A, A -12 -13 -14 -14 -15 -10 -9 -8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -10
 10, 10 +11 +8 +6 +5 +4 +13 +20 S S S S S S
 9, 9 -2 -3 -5 -5 -6 +3 -9 -10 S S S S +3
 8, 8 P P P P P P P P +8 +8 +8 +8 P
 7, 7 -11 -12 -14 -15 -17 -20 H H H H H H H
 6, 6 -1 -3 -4 -6 -9 H H H H H H H H
 4, 4 +14 +6 +3 -1 -2 H H H H H H H H
 3, 3 -2 -5 -8 -10 -12 -20 H H H H H H H
 2, 2 -4 -5 -8 -10 -12 -20 +6 H H H H H H

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