Blackjack Soft Hand: Ace to Win

Because the goal in blackjack is to beat the dealer, it is essential that the player look up the dealer's known or up card and compared that with one's own hand. All subsequent decisions ---- making a hit, stand, doubling down --- begins with a card check.

One of the possible pair of hands that the player will likely get is blackjack soft hand. How does one increase chances of beating a dealer's hand with a blackjack soft hand?

Blackjack soft hand is the pair of cards that contain an Ace. It is always an Ace and another card. The value of Ace is variable: it can be assigned the value of 1 or of 11.

Thus, if you have, for example, an Ace and a 5, you can assign your hand a total value of either 16 or 6.

Blackjack soft hand can be your chance to rake in more cash. A blackjack soft hand is less likely to be busted with a single hit. What is important to learn how to turn the Ace into a price-raking advantage.

One such money-earning move is to double against a dealer's up card of 5 or 6 for your Ace and 2 or Ace and 3 (blackjack soft hand 13 or 14). Otherwise, a hit is a wiser option.

For a dealer's up card of 4, 5, or 6, double down if you have an Ace and a 4, and Ace and a 5, (soft hand 15, 16, or 17). If not, make a hit instead.

Double down if you have an Ace and a 6. This rule applies if the dealer has an up of 3 through 6. Better hit otherwise.

In brief, doubling down moves must be taken when you have: Ace 2 and 3 against dealer's 5 or 6; Ace 4 and 5 against dealer's 4, 5, and 6; Ace 6 against dealer's 3 through 6.

If you have a soft hand 18 (an Ace and a 7), proper play goes this way: double down if the dealer has an up card of 3 through 6. When the dealer has an Ace, 9, or 10, making a hit is the wiser move. The only time that you stand is when the dealer's up card is 2, 7, or 8.

Always stand your pair of cards include an Ace and an 8, or an Ace and a 9.

If you have an Ace and another card, this can be your chance to earn more money. In blackjack soft hand, the value of the Ace is either 1 or 11. A quick review of the techniques above can help you know how to turn this variability into a dealer-beating and cash-earning advantage.