Interesting way to learn basic (Blackjack) strategy

[Landprofits]

U4EA and a couple of others have encouraged me to try out Casino Bonuses, so I thought I would share a method for leanring Basic Strategy that I first saw in a Card Counting manual years ago. I no longer have the mail order Manual, but I found the method on Google somewhere and here it is....

Hard Hands

If you have eight or less, always hit.
If you have Nine: Double if the dealer has 3 thru 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have Ten : Double if the dealer has 2 thru 9 - otherwise hit.
If you have Eleven: Double if the dealer has 2 thru 10, Hit if dealer has Ace.
If you have Twelve: Hit if the dealer has 2 or 3, Stand if the dealer has 4 thru 6, otherwise hit.
If you have 13- 16: Stand if the dealer has2 thru 6, otherwise hit.
If you have 17 - 21: Always Stand.

Soft Hands

If you have Ace 2 or Ace 3: Double if the dealer has 5 or 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have Ace 4 or Ace 5: Double if the dealer has 4 thru 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have Ace 6: Double if the dealer has 3 thru 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have Ace 7: Stand if the dealer has 2, 7 or 8. Double 3 -thru 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have Ace 8 or Ace 9: Always Stand.

Pairs

If you have a pair of Aces or Eights: Always split.
If you have a pair of twos or threes: Split if the dealer has 2 - 7, otherwise hit.
If you have a pair of fours: Split if the dealer has 5 or 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have a pair of fives: Double if the dealer has 2 thru 9 - otherwise hit.
If you have a pair of sixes: Split if the dealer has 2 thru 6 - otherwise hit.
If you have a pair of sevens: Split 2 thru 7 - otherwise hit.
If you have a pair of nines: Split 2 thru 6, and 8 or 9. Stand if the dealer has 7, 10 or Ace.
If you have a pair of tens: Always Stand.

If you work through this and compare it to a Basic Strategy Chart, it all corresponds except for Surrender missing from the above. However, I notice so far that a lot of Casino Software/Rules I have seen don't allow Surrender so you have to Hit anyway.

Hope this helps some people speed up learning Basic Strategy.

[Andy]

Another way is Microgaming casinos have autoplay, it will play perfect strategy for you, it is quite hypnotic you will struggle to pull yourself away at the end, but anyway half an hour of watching that you will soon see what it does and be pre-empting the moves. That was how I actually inadvertantly learnt it. Same for VideoPoker.

[hazard]

Another way is Microgaming casinos have autoplay, it will play perfect strategy for you, it is quite hypnotic you will struggle to pull yourself away at the end, but anyway half an hour of watching that you will soon see what it does and be pre-empting the moves. That was how I actually inadvertantly learnt it. Same for VideoPoker.

Actually the best is to memorize the hard hands, and when soft hands or pairs come up consult the board, that is what i do

[lightster]

Actually the best is to memorize the hard hands, and when soft hands or pairs come up consult the board, that is what i do

I concur. Also, make sure you are referring to the correct strategy for the game/casino you're playing.

[frankeric1963]

Nice strategy to play blackjack. It’s really beneficial who wants to try his luck on playing for the first time.

[Landprofits]

I concur. Also, make sure you are referring to the correct strategy for the game/casino you're playing.

It's the strategy for the 8 deck game based on the table from the Wizard Of odds website with the exception of the "surrenders".

[Eddie]

I just used the tables on the beating bonuses website and after a few BJ bonus offers and a couple thousand hands it was pretty much learnt, I still forget about the soft 17 and eighteen sometimes but that's about it. Although I must say I've never bothered to learn the super perfect strategy with the various exceptions on single deck I think it is, which I think can have different plays for the same total depending on the individual cards that make up the hand.

edit. here's what I meant with the exceptions http://www.beatingbonuses.com/exceptions.htm

[glenhactor]

It’s nice list of black jack strategies. For me soft Hands is easy to remember but it depends on individuals’ choice how he wants to play.

[Landprofits]

Funnily enough now I've actually started the Casinos I've just been playing the hands referring to the Strategy Charts which is making me more familiar with the strategy.

I think I will revise this though as I do more and more Casinos.

[Andy]

it depends on individuals’ choice how he wants to play.

That is true, however any individual that choses to play anything other than the basic perfect strategy is a complete moron.