Blackjack Odds

Using these informative blackjack odds tables, you can hone your skills at online blackjack by learning the percentage probabilities according to the hands you are dealt.

Table 1 looks at the percentage probability of busting when you are hit according to the total number of points held in your initially dealt hand:

Probability of Busting if Hit
Value of Hand	% Chance of Busting if Hit
21	100%
20	92%
19	85%
18	77%
17	69%
16	62%
15	58%
14	56%
13	39%
12	31%
11 or less	0%

Table 2 compares the percentage odds of getting a natural 21 or 'blackjack' versus a 'hard standing hand', a 'decision hand' and a 'no bust hand':
 

Two-Card Probabilities
Two Card Count	Percentage Frequency
Natural 21	4.8%
Hard Standing (17 to 20)	30%
Decision Hands (1 to 16%)	38.7%
No Bust	26.5%
TOTAL	100%

Table 3 looks at the probability of the dealers final hand:

Dealer Hand Probabilities
Dealer Final Hand Value	%	Cumulative Percentage Total
21 (Natural)	4.82%	4.83%
21 (3 or more cards)	7.36%	12.19%
20	17.58%	29.77%
19	13.48%	43.25%
18	13.81%	57.06%
17	14.58%	71.64%
16	28.36%	100%

Table 4 looks at basic strategy in relation to your initial 2 cards, percentage frequency and your overall advantage in terms of hitting and standing, doubling, pair splitting, insurance and surrender:
 

Basic Strategy
2-Card Strategy	% Frequency	% Player Advantage
Hitting and Standing
Hard Non-Pairs	53.1%
Soft (A,2 through A, 10)	14.5%	2.45%
Doubling
Hard Non-Pairs (5 to 10)	19.3%	1.59%
Soft (A,2 through A, 9 vs dealer 6 or less)	3.7%	0.14%
Pair Splitting
Doubling allowed after split	13.1%	0.10%
Insurance
	14.9%	0%
Surrender
Early surrender allowed	10.4%	0.62%

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