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Soft hand (blackjack)

Also: soft total, soft

Blackjack term

A hand where an ace can count as 11.

A-7 is soft 18. Hitting can't bust you, so you can hit more aggressively than with a hard hand. With A-7, hit against the dealer's 9, 10 or A, and stand or double against 2–8.

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