Soft 14 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 5 or 6īeat The Dealer.Soft 15 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 3 through 6.Soft 16 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 4 through 6.Soft 17 always hit and double if the dealer is showing 3 through 6.Either stand or double on soft 18 if the dealer is showing 2 through 6 hit on 7 and 8 otherwise, stand.Always stand on soft 19 unless youre allowed to double if you can, double.You can never go bust when taking a card holding a soft hand. For example, an A and an 8 can be both 9 and 19. In blackjack, soft hands are the ones containing an Ace, which means the total can be counted twofold.
