Strategy charts for UK tables
Every cell has a reason.
Basic strategy charts for blackjack, video poker, Caribbean Stud and Three Card Poker, each one built from a stated rule set. Tap any cell of the UK blackjack chart and see the expected value of every option behind it.
Given: the UK blackjack chart
- Decks8
- Dealer soft 17Stands
- Hole cardNone
- Double after splitAllowed
- SurrenderNot offered
- Blackjack pays3 to 2
Rule set register
One chart, one rule set.
A strategy chart is only correct for the rules it was built on. Here is every rule set this site assumes, side by side with the house edge it leaves when you follow the chart exactly.
| Game | Rule set assumed | House edge |
|---|---|---|
| Loading the register | ||
Method
How a chart is derived.
- State the rulesDecks, soft 17, hole card, paytable. Change one and some cells change with it, so every chart starts with them.
- Value every optionFor each hand against each dealer card, work out what hitting, standing, doubling, splitting, raising or folding returns per unit staked.
- Keep the best, report the costThe chart shows the option that loses least. The edge it leaves behind is printed with it, because no chart beats the house.
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