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Double Exposure

Last Update: Nov 04, 2000


Dealer Hits Soft 17 Strategy

The following tables show the basic strategy for double exposure when the dealer hits on soft 17. To use the charts look up the player's hand along the left column and the dealer's hand along the top row.

Player Hard Totals

Player Soft Totals

Player Splits

Key:

S
Stand
H
Hit
Dh
Double if allowed, otherwise hit
Ds
Double if allowed, otherwise stand
S/Ds
Stand on first two cards, double if after splitting and allowed, otherwise stand
P
Split
P/H
Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise hit
P/S
Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise stand
P/D
Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise double

To see the basic strategy when the stands hits a soft 17 see my main sectiono on double exposure.

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