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Blackjack Basic Strategy: 6 Deck, S17, DAS

A rule-labelled basic strategy reference for six-deck blackjack where the dealer stands on soft 17 and double after split is allowed.

Updated 2026-08-30Gambling Online Editorial Team3 min read
Quick answer

This strategy applies only to the rules printed on this page: six decks, dealer stands on soft 17 (S17), double after split allowed (DAS), double on any first two cards, no surrender, American hole-card/peek game, and blackjack paying 3:2. Change the rules and some decisions change.

Ruleset before strategy

RuleAssumption
Decks6
Dealer soft 17Stand (S17)
Blackjack payout3:2
DoubleAny first two cards
Double after splitAllowed (DAS)
SurrenderNot offered
Dealer procedureAmerican hole card / peek

Do not use this table unchanged for H17, 6:5, European no-hole-card, restricted doubling, or surrender games.

Hard totals

Player2345678910A
5–8HHHHHHHHHH
9HDDDDHHHHH
10DDDDDDDDHH
11DDDDDDDDDH
12HHSSSHHHHH
13–16SSSSSHHHHH
17+SSSSSSSSSS

H = hit, S = stand, D = double if allowed; otherwise hit.

Soft totals

Hand2345678910A
A,2–A,3HHHDDHHHHH
A,4–A,5HHDDDHHHHH
A,6HDDDDHHHHH
A,7SDDDDSSHHH
A,8+SSSSSSSSSS

Pairs

Pair2345678910A
A,APPPPPPPPPP
2,2 / 3,3PPPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHPPHHHHH
5,5DDDDDDDDHH
6,6PPPPPHHHHH
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10SSSSSSSSSS

P = split. This is total-dependent basic strategy, not a card-counting index system.

Why the label matters

Blackjack strategy is a function of the rules. A chart without deck count, soft-17 rule, DAS status, surrender status and dealer procedure is incomplete information.

Sources

Blackjack Rule Impact Reference3:2 vs 6:5 BlackjackS17 vs H17 Blackjack
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