A hand with no ace, or one where the ace can only count as 1.
9-7 is hard 16. Hard 12–16 are the hands where hitting is the hardest call: stand against a dealer 2–6 and hit against 7–A (with 12, hit against 2 and 3).
Related terms
- Soft hand (blackjack)A hand where an ace can count as 11.
- Basic strategy (blackjack)A chart of the best action from your hand and the dealer's face-up card.
- Hit / Stand (blackjack)Taking one more card (hit), or stopping without drawing (stand).
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