Blackjack strategy chart: dealer hits soft 17, no double after split

With both rules against you, the dealer hitting soft 17 and no doubling after a split, the house edge with perfect play is 0.91%, against 0.57% at the best tables in our model. Eleven decisions differ from the standard chart.

What changes

• Hard 11 against A: Double instead of hit
• A,4 against 4: Double instead of hit
• A,7 against 2: Double instead of stand
• A,8 against 6: Double instead of stand
• 2,2 against 2: Hit instead of split
• 2,2 against 3: Hit instead of split
• 3,3 against 2: Hit instead of split
• 3,3 against 3: Hit instead of split
• 4,4 against 5: Hit instead of split
• 4,4 against 6: Hit instead of split
• 6,6 against 2: Hit instead of split

The full chart

S Stand · H Hit · D Double · P Split · Columns: the dealer’s up-card

Cells outlined in yellow differ from the standard chart. The two rules act on different hands, so their changes simply add up: those of H17 and those of no double after split.

Infinite-deck model, dealer peeks for blackjack, double on any two cards, one split, no surrender; every figure computed by our code and checked a second way. See the methodology. Casino games are entertainment with a price: free help if gambling stops being fun.

Updated: 2026-09-27