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Atlantic City blackjack strategy chart

Basic strategy computed specifically for 8 decks · dealer stands on soft 17 · hole card with peek · double after split · late surrender. House edge with perfect play: 0.49%.

Infinite-shoe model; a real 8-deck shoe plays roughly 0.02% better for the player than this figure. Why we model it this way.

What changes under these rules

4 cells change compared with the standard 8-deck S17 chart:

15 vs 10: H→R16 vs 9: H→R16 vs 10: H→R16 vs Ace: H→R

Hard totals

YouDealer’s upcard
2345678910Ace
5HHHHHHHHHH
6HHHHHHHHHH
7HHHHHHHHHH
8HHHHHHHHHH
9HDDDDHHHHH
10DDDDDDDDHH
11DDDDDDDDDH
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHRH
16SSSSSHHRRR
17SSSSSSSSSS
18SSSSSSSSSS
19SSSSSSSSSS
20SSSSSSSSSS

Soft totals

YouDealer’s upcard
2345678910Ace
A,2HHHD≈DHHHHH
A,3HHHDDHHHHH
A,4HHD≈DDHHHHH
A,5HHDDDHHHHH
A,6HDDDDHHHHH
A,7SDsDsDsDsSSHHH
A,8SSSSSSSSSS
A,9SSSSSSSSSS

Pairs

YouDealer’s upcard
2345678910Ace
2,2PPPPPPHHHH
3,3P≈PPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHPPHHHHH
5,5DDDDDDDDHH
6,6PPPPPHHHHH
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10SSSSSSSSSS
A,APPPPPPPPPP
HhitSstandDdouble, else hitDsdouble, else standPsplitRsurrender≈ borderline — top two plays near-equal

Every linked cell opens the full default-rules analysis; the letters in this chart already reflect the Atlantic City rules above.

Frequently asked

What is the house edge of Atlantic City blackjack?
0.49% with perfect basic strategy, modeling one split as live tables deal.