Basic Strategy for Spanish 21

Dealer Stands on Soft 17

Dealer Hand

Player Hand

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

A

S

Stand

Hard 4-8

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

S4

Stand, but hit with 4 or more cards

9

H

H

H

H

D4

H

H

H

H

H

S5

Stand, but hit with 5 or more cards

10

D5

D5

D

D

D

D4

D3

H

H

H

S6

Stand, but hit with 6 or more cards

11

D4

D5

D5

D5

D5

D4

D4

D4

D3

D3

H

Hit

12

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

D

Double

13

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

D3

Double, but hit if 3 or more cards

14

H

H

S4

S5

S4

H

H

H

H

H

D4

Double, but hit if 4 or more cards

15

S4

S5

S5

S6

S6

H

H

H

H

H

D5

Double, but hit if 5 or more cards

16

S5

S6

S6

S

S

H

H

H

R

R

P

Split the pair

17

S

S

S

S

S

S

S6

S6

S6

S

P$

Split, but hit if suited 7s

18-21

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

R

Surrender

Soft

12-15

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

16

H

H

H

H

D4

H

H

H

H

H

17

H

H

D3

D4

D5

H

H

H

H

H

18

S4

S4

D4

D5

D5

S6

S4

H

H

H

19-21

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S6

S

Pairs

2-2

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

Do Not Split 4s, 5s, or 10s!

3-3

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

6-6

H

H

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

H

7-7

P

P

P

P

P

P$

H

H

H

H

8-8

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

9-9

S

P

P

P

P

S

P

P

S

S

A-A

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

A