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Double-Deck Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart — Dealer Stands on Soft 17

A double-deck game where the dealer stands on all 17s is one of the friendliest sets of rules you'll find under a casino roof — provided blackjacks still pay 3:2. Two decks make your doubles and splits stronger, and S17 blunts the dealer's ace. This chart plays that combination correctly.

Hard totals

Your handvs dealer2345678910A
8 or lessHHHHHHHHHH
9DhDhDhDhDhHHHHH
10DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhHH
11DhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhDhDh
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHRhH
16SSSSSHHHRhRh
17+SSSSSSSSSS

Soft totals

Your handvs dealer2345678910A
A,2HHHDhDhHHHHH
A,3HHHDhDhHHHHH
A,4HHDhDhDhHHHHH
A,5HHDhDhDhHHHHH
A,6HDhDhDhDhHHHHH
A,7SDsDsDsDsSSHHH
A,8SSSSSSSSSS

Pairs

Your handvs dealer2345678910A
2,2PhPhPPPPHHHH
3,3PhPhPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHPhPhHHHHH
5,5HHHHHHHHHH
6,6PPPPPPhHHHH
7,7PPPPPPPhHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10HHHHHHHHHH
A,APPPPPPPPPP
H
Hit
S
Stand
Dh
Double if allowed, otherwise hit
Ds
Double if allowed, otherwise stand
P
Split
Ph
Split if double after split is allowed, otherwise hit
Rh
Surrender if allowed, otherwise hit

Chart assumes double after split is allowed and doubling on any two cards. Where a play depends on a rule your table doesn't offer, the code gives the fallback — e.g. Rh means surrender if you can, otherwise hit.

What to watch in this game

The chart blends double-deck aggression with the calmer S17 defense:

  • Double 9 against a dealer 2, and split 6,6 vs 7 and 7,7 vs 8 when double after split is allowed — the double-deck signatures.
  • Stand on 17 against an ace and hit 15 against an ace; no H17-style surrenders there.
  • Soft 18 vs 2 and soft 19 vs 6 are stands, not doubles.

Playing a different game?

The correct plays change with the deck count and the dealer's soft-17 rule. Grab the chart that matches your table, or start with the complete basic strategy guide.