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- Read the hand
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- Check the answer
Play a practice hand
No money, account or prizes. Choose a move, then see the basic-strategy explanation. Your score measures decisions, not wins.
Practice rules
Fresh shuffled six-deck shoe each round; 3:2 blackjack; dealer stands on soft 17 and peeks for blackjack; double on any two cards, including after splitting; late surrender on the initial unsplit hand only. Maximum four split hands; split aces receive one card and cannot be resplit. Insurance is declined. Split 21 is not a natural. Advice is total-dependent basic strategy, not card counting. Retried decisions use the same visible cards with a new hidden card and shoe.
Strategy reference: Wizard of Odds, four-to-eight-deck charts ↗
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Updated 25 October 2026 by Online Blackjack Odds.
A practice session you can start now
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Use the examples below or deal physical cards. For the strategy questions, assume six decks, 3:2 blackjack, dealer stands on soft 17, dealer peeks, double after splitting and late surrender on the initial unsplit hand. A different ruleset can change an answer.
Round 1: A + 5 + 5. What total do you have?
21. The ace still counts as eleven: 11 + 5 + 5. This is a three-card 21, not a natural blackjack.
Round 2: A + 7 against dealer 9. Stand on 18?
Hit under the stated rules. Soft 18 can improve without an immediate bust from taking one card; a hard 18 is a different situation.
Round 3: 5 + 5 against dealer 6. Split or double?
Double if permitted. Treat the pair as hard 10. If doubling is unavailable, hit.
Round 4: 10 + 6 against dealer 10. What comes first?
With the stated late-surrender rule and an eligible initial hand, surrender. If unavailable, hit. This example is not a pair of eights.
Score the choice, not the next card
Make three columns on paper: hand, decision and explanation. Give yourself a point for identifying the hand correctly and another for the chart-matched action. Do not reveal an extra card before scoring. A lucky result cannot repair a decision that did not fit the rules.
Repeat the hands you missed after a short break. When the answers become automatic, change the dealer upcard and check whether the decision changes. This makes practice deliberate instead of a race through easy hands.
Keep the complete rule-specific chart beside you. There is no bankroll, prize or live casino connection in these exercises.
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