Standing seems safer, but the odds favor hitting to increase your chances of beating the dealer‘s hand. That borderline total of 17 seems pretty good, so why risk going bust by taking another card?Īfter digging into the math and theory behind optimal blackjack strategy, I now understand that hitting soft 17 is almost always the statistically superior play. Hey there fellow blackjack enthusiast! Have you ever been dealt a starting hand of an Ace and a 6 in blackjack? This 'soft 17' hand often leaves players scratching their heads, wondering if they should 'stand' or 'hit.' I faced the same dilemma many times when first learning the game.
