You should also never split 10’s no matter what the dealer is showing and you should also not split nines when the dealer’s exposed card is a value of 10 or an ace. You should typically only split pairs when the dealer’s exposed card is fewer than 6 because you have a good chance of winning both hands then.When you have 17 or higher then you should always stand as the odds just aren’t good enough to take another card no matter what the dealer has.When your hand is a value of 12-16 you should stand in about half the situations you’ll find yourself in, but when the dealer has an exposed card of 7 or higher you need to hit.When you have a 10-11 valued hand you should always double down unless the dealer’s exposed card is a 10 or ace and then you should just hit.When you have a hand value of 9 you should typically hit, although if the dealer is showing a 3-6 as their exposed card you could double down.When your hand value is less then 8 in blackjack the only thing you should do is hit until you have a good enough hand at which point you should stand.
