Playing a 12 hand in Blackjack

    Starting with a twelve hand in blackjack may seem terrible, but its not as bad as you may think.  Sixteen cards in a deck will make you bust, twenty cards will improve your hand and sixteen cards will do neither.  So how should you play a twelve hand in Blackjack?  If you are playing any of the four most popular blackjack games, you should only stay when the dealer has a 4, 5 or 6 showing and hit on everything else.



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

H = Hit, S = Stand