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Basic strategy (blackjack)

Also: BS, basic

Blackjack term

A chart of the best action from your hand and the dealer's face-up card.

It has three tables (hard totals, soft totals, pairs), and playing by the chart the house edge is about 0.5% under standard rules. Example: with hard 16, hit against a dealer 10 and stand against a 6.

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