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The single-deck blackjack rules are as follows:
- 1 deck
- Dealer hits on soft 17
- Player may double on 10 and 11 only
- Player may not double after splitting
- Player may only split once
- Dealer peeks for blackjack with 10 or ace up
- No surrender
- Otherwise standard rules
The house edge under these rules is 0.48%. Following is the correct basic strategy under these rules.
Playtech Single Deck Blackjack
| Your hand |
Dealer's Card |
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
A |
| 5-8 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 9 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 10 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 11 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
| 12 |
H |
H |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 13 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 14 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 15 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 16 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 17-21 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| A,2 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A,3 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A,4 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A,5 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A,6 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| A,7 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
H |
H |
H |
| A,8 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| 2,2 |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 3,3 |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 4,4 |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 5,5 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
H |
H |
| 6,6 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
| 7,7 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
H |
H |
S |
H |
| 8,8 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
| 9,9 |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
S |
P |
P |
S |
S |
| 10,10 |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| A,A |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
P |
Key to basic strategy:
H = Hit
S = Stand
D = Double if allowed, otherwise hit
P = Split
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