Your Blackjack Odds: Need a Boost?
Indeed gambling experts recognize the fact that blackjack, like poker, is a game in which a significant amount of applied expertise can augment a player's chances of beating the dealer - or "House" - more often.
Naturally, luck will always play a major role in influencing whether a gambler wins or loses. Still, there is plenty a player can learn in order to boost their blackjack winnings. For instance, by adopting a better understanding of the game, blackjack players can further enhance their likelihood of winning more hands more often. What's fundamentally important to players, after all, is knowing what their chances are of drawing specific cards at any given time.
Thus, to assist you at improving your blackjack game, we have prepared the probability table for you below. By memorizing it as best you can, you're sure to gain a much greater grasp of your odds of beating the dealer in real time.
By mastering this skill, you are guaranteed to arrive at better playing decisions as a direct result of having developed a keener sense of the probabilities inherent in the game of blackjack. The table illustrates your chances of busting (exceeding 21) each and every time you receive another card (hit), including hitting on a high teen (17 or higher).
| Hand Value | Chance of busting |
| 21 | 100% |
| 20 | 92% |
| 19 | 85% |
| 18 | 77% |
| 17 | 69% |
| 16 | 62% |
| 15 | 58% |
| 14 | 56% |
| 13 | 39% |
| 12 | 31% |
| 11 or less | 0% |
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