Playing a hard 18 hand in Blackjack
What is the correct play when you have a hard eighteen hand in Blackjack? The only play you should ever do on a hard eighteen is to stand on your hand. Never hit your hand no matter what the dealer's up card is.


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

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