A hard hand in Blackjack is a hand without an Ace. This type of hand can be quite tricky to play, but the standard basic Blackjack strategy can help you deal with hard hands and increase your profitability. Check out these couple of moves to help you play and win with Blackjack hard hands.

The first rule is to always hit whenever you have an 8 or less, no matter what the dealer’s open card or up card is. Any hand that is worth 8 or less is far from being strong enough to compete with the dealer’s hand, so hitting is always the best way to go.

If you have a 9, you should double when the dealer has 3 to 6, otherwise hit. With a hand worth 10, you should double if the healer has 2 to 9 and otherwise hit. The same rule applies when you have an 11, with the addition of doubling down when the dealer’s open card is a 10.

A hard hand of 12 is a bit tricky; hit if the dealer has a 2 or 3, stand if the dealer’s card is a 4, 5, or 6, and otherwise hit. With a hard hand of 13 to 16, stand if the dealer has 2 to 6, otherwise hit. When your hard hand is worth 17 to 21, opting for no more cards is the best way to go. Now you know how to deal with hard hands, you can easily increase your profitability at the Blackjack table.

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