Playing a hard 16 hand in Blackjack

H = Hit
S = Stand
S = Surrender

Blackjack hand strategy Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve
Hard 13, hard 14, hard 15, hard 17, hard 18, hard 19
Soft totals 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Splitting pairs 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, 9's, Face Cards, Aces
Glossary Bust, Insurance, Double Down, Split, Push

Overview: How to play the worst hand in Blackjack? If you are stuck with a hard sixteen hand, you should stand if the dealer's up card is a 2, 3, 4, 5 or a 6, hit if its a 7 or 8 and surrender (if surrender isn't available you should hit instead) if the dealer's up card is a 9, a ten card or an Ace. A hard sixteen hand when the dealer has an ten up card, is the worst possible hand for a blackjack player. No other hand has a less chance of winning. Always surrender against a dealers ten card if the option is available.

Blackjack Variations	Dealer's up Card
Blackjack Variations	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
Atlantic City	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
European	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H
Vegas Downtown	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	S	S	S
Vegas Strip	S	S	S	S	S	H	H	H	H	H

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