Should you hit soft 17 against a 7?
Hit. The book doubles soft 17 against a 3 through 6 and hits against the rest.
Why
Stand on soft 17 and the best you can do against a dealer who makes a hand is tie a 17. With a 7 showing, the dealer ends on exactly 17 36.9% of the time and on 18 or better just as often.
Hitting can't break a soft hand on the next card: the ace drops to 1 when it has to. So take the card.
When the answer changes
This one doesn't change. Every rule set the chart covers hits soft 17 against a 7: one, two, six or eight decks, the dealer hitting or standing on soft 17, with or without double after split and surrender.
The full basic strategy chart for six decks, dealer hits soft 17, with every other rule set a tap away.
Questions
Should you hit soft 17 against a 6?
No. Against a 6 the book doubles soft 17. A dealer showing a 6 goes over 21 43.9% of the time.
Is it different at a single-deck table?
No. At the app's table with a single deck, the book still hits. So does every rule set the chart covers.
More hands
- Should you double soft 17 against a 3?
- Should you double soft 17 against a 2?
- Should you hit soft 18 against a 9?
- Should you double soft 19 against a 6?
- Should you hit soft 18 against a 10?
- Blackjack hands, one at a time
Guides
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