1. Rules Of Blackjack Chart
2. Single Deck Blackjack Chart
3. Blackjack Perfect Strategy Chart
4. Blackjack Master Charters
5. When To Hit In Blackjack Chart

Each decision you make while playing blackjack has a positive or negative
impact on your potential profit or loss. Every situation you have while playing
has a single best way to play.

If you make the correct play it either makes you the most money in the long
run or loses the least amount of money in the long run. This is called basic
strategy.

A blackjack strategy chart tells you exactly which plays to make based on what the dealer is showing, the cards you’re dealt, and the number of decks used in the game. If you take some time to examine the chart, you will notice that it is really quite simple to follow. Note: Always stand on a soft 18 or higher to increase your odds of winning.

Some hands lose money in the long run and some win in the long run, so your
job is to make the best possible play to maximize the wins and minimize the
losses.

1. The following charts display the recommended course of action for players based upon millions of hands of blackjack simulated by advanced computer programs. Playing according to this strategy will theoretically yield a maximised advantage for players and is generally considered superior to various other methods such as guessing and playing on.
2. Learning the Basic Strategy. If you’re interested in winning money by counting cards, you need to be.

When you read about the expected house edge in blackjack games based on the
rules the percentages are based on perfect basic strategy. If you don’t use the
proper strategy you give the house a higher edge against you. This can add an
extra one or two percent to the house edge, depending on how far from the proper
strategy you stray.

You can usually find blackjack games with rules that offer a house edge of
less than 1%, and can often find games with a house edge under a half percent.
If you don’t use basic strategy you can be playing with a house edge of 1.5% to
3% instead of a half percent.

This quickly adds up.

If your average bet is $100 and you play 100 hands per hour and you give the
casino and extra 1% you lose an extra $100 per hour. By giving them an extra 2%
it’s $200 per hour.

If you want to play blackjack the first thing you need to do is decide to
always make the best possible play.

You probably realize that there are hundreds of hands when you combine all of
the possible hands you can have with the different up cards the dealer can have.

The good news is that by using a simple chart you can quickly find the best
play. And you can use a strategy chart or card at the table while playing in a
live casino or when playing online.

If you play in a live casino some of the other players may try to pressure
you if you take too long to make a decision. But it’s none of their business and
you can play any way you want as long as you don’t hold up the game too long.

If you’re worried about holding up the game sit in the middle of the table or
to the dealer’s right hand side so you have longer before you have to act. This
gives you more time to consult your strategy chart before being force to make a
decision.

You don’t even need to memorize the best plays.

But with a little effort and time you can quickly memorize the most common
plays and in time memorize all of the best plays.

The next section has a chart and the following section has the hand by hand
explanations. Then you’ll find a section explaining a few ways to start
memorizing all of the plays.

Basic Strategy Chart

This is the most universal basic strategy chart and can be used in all
blackjack games with any rule combinations. A few small adjustments can be made
against certain rules combinations, but it becomes complicated to memorize
multiple charts. We’ve included a short section later explaining these
adjustments for the dedicated player.

The dealer’s up card is listed across the top. Your cards are listed down the
first column to the left. Simply go down the left column until you find your
cards and then go across to the column with the dealer’s card to find the best
play.

The key for each play is as follows:

• Hit – Hit
• Stand – Stand
• DblH – Double
• DblS – Double if permitted, otherwise stand
• Split – Split
• SplitD – Split if double after split is permitted, otherwise hit
• SUR – Surrender if permitted, otherwise hit

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Text Version and Vision Impaired

Many players use the chart listed above but a few players prefer to read the
correct plays. Having the correct plays written out also is valuable to people
who have vision problems and use software to hear what’s on the page.

We’ve listed the proper plays for each situation below in four sections.
Simply find the section that describes your hand and follow the instructions.

Hands with an Ace or Soft Hands

Any starting hand you hold with an ace is called a soft hand. A soft hand is
when you have an ace that can be used as a one or 11. In the following
combinations, if you have more than two cards, simply add the cards that aren’t
an ace.

This can happen when you start with an ace and a different side card and hit.
Starting with an ace two and receiving a four after hitting leaves you with ace
two four. Looking at the chart you look at the line for a soft 17. Using the
list below you look at the one for ace six because the two and four add up to
six.

• Ace ace – Always split a pair of aces. Split aces as many times as allowed.
• Ace two or soft 13 – You always hit with a soft 13 and double if allowed
  against a dealer five or six.
• Ace three or soft 14 – Always hit and double against a five or six if
  allowed.
• Ace four or soft 15 – You always hit with a soft 15 and double if allowed
  against a dealer four, five, or six.
• Ace five or soft 16 – Always hit and double against a four, five, and six if
  allowed.
• Ace six or soft 17 – Double against a three, four, five, and six if allowed
  and otherwise hit.
• Ace seven or soft 18 – Stand against a dealer two, seven, and eight, hit
  against a nine, 10, or ace, and double if allowed against three, four, five, or
  six.
• Ace eight or soft 19 – Stand at all times.
• Ace nine or soft 20 – Always stand.
• Ace 10 – Blackjack! Always stand.

Pairs

Whenever you have a pair for your first two cards you need to decide if you
should split.

• Two two – Split against a dealer four, five, six, and seven, hit against a
  dealer eight, nine, 10, and ace, and against a dealer two or three split if you
  can double after split and hit if double after split isn’t allowed.
• Three three – Play your hand exactly the same as two two. If double after
  split is allowed split against a dealer two or three, otherwise hit against
  these two cards. Hit against a dealer eight, nine, 10, and ace, and split
  against a dealer four, five, sis, and seven.
• Four four – When double after split is allowed split against a dealer five
  and six, otherwise hit. Hit against all other dealer cards.
• Five five – Never split fives. Hit against a dealer 10 or ace and double
  against all other dealer cards if allowed.
• Six six – Hit against a dealer seven, eight, nine, 10, and ace. Split against
  a dealer three, four, five, and six. Split against a dealer two if double after
  split is allowed, otherwise hit.
• Seven seven – Split against a dealer two, three, four, five, six, and seven.
  Hit against a dealer eight, nine, 10, and ace.
• Eight eight – Always split eights.
• Nine nine – Split against a dealer two, three, four, five, six, eight, and
  nine. Stand against a dealer seven, 10, and ace.
• Ten ten – Always stand with a total of 20.
• Ace ace – Aces should always be split. If you receive another ace on one of
  your split aces you should split again. Do this as many times as possible.

Hard Totals

A hard total is any hand that doesn’t have an ace where you can use it as a
one or 11. In any two card starting hand you can use an ace as either one or 11,
but after you hit one or more times you can reach a total where the ace can’t be
used as an 11 without busting. When this happens you hold a hard hand.

• Hard four – The only hard four is a pair of twos. This is covered in the two
  two line under pairs. If splitting isn’t allowed then always hit with a hard
  four.
• Hard five – Always hit with hard five.
• Hard six – Hit against all dealer cards with a hard six.
• Hard seven – Always hit with a hard seven.
• Hard eight – Hit against all dealer totals with hard eight.
• Hard nine – If double is allowed, double against a dealer three, four, five,
  or six, otherwise hit. Hit against all other dealer cards.
• Hard 10 – When double is allowed, double against a dealer two, three, four,
  five, six, seven, eight, and nine, otherwise hit. Hit against a dealer 10 and
  ace.
• Hard 11 – Double against any dealer car except an ace if doubling is
  permitted, otherwise hit. Hit against a dealer ace.
• Hard 12 – Stand against a dealer four, five, and six. Hit against all other
  dealer cards.
• Hard 13 – Stand against a dealer two, three, four, five, and six. Hit against
  a dealer seven, eight, nine, 10, and ace.
• Hard 14 – Stand against a dealer two, three, four, five, or six and hit
  against seven or higher.
• Hard 15 – Against a dealer two, three, four, five, and six you should stand.
  Against a dealer seven, eight, nine, 10, and ace you should hit.
• Hard 16 – Stand against a dealer total of two, three, four, five, and six.
  Hit against all other dealer totals.
• Hard 17 – Stand against all dealer hands.
• Hard 18 – Always stand with a hard 18.
• Hard 19 – Stand against all dealer hands.
• Hard 20 – Always stand with a hard 20.
• Hard 21 – Stand against all dealer totals.

Surrender

If surrender is allowed you should surrender with a hard 15 against a dealer
10 and with a hard 16 against a dealer nine, 10, or ace. If surrender isn’t
allowed then hit in these four situations.

Adjustments for Different Rules

The chart and instructions above are designed for a game where the dealer
stands on a soft 17. If you play in a game where the dealer hits on a soft 17
you can make the following adjustments.

As we mentioned above, it can be complicated to keep two different charts
straight in your mind so learning the first chart is best. However, there are
only six hands that change so it’s possible to learn and use the differences.

Split hands

Instead of splitting eight eight against a dealer ace,
surrender if allowed, otherwise split.

Soft hands

With a soft 18 against a dealer two and with a soft 19 against a
dealer six double if allowed, otherwise stand.

Hard hands

With a hard 11 against a dealer ace double if allowed, hit
otherwise. With a hard 15 against a dealer ace surrender if permitted, otherwise
hit. With a hard 17 against a dealer ace, surrender if permitted and otherwise
stand.

Insurance or Even Money

Notice that there’s not a single hand that recommends taking insurance or
even money. This is because taking insurance is always a losing proposition.

When the dealer has an ace showing you have the option of making another bet
equal to the size of your first bet that pays two to one if the dealer has a 10
hole card. If you take insurance and the dealer has a 21 you lose your first bet
but get double on your second so you break even.

But when the dealer doesn’t have 21 you lose the insurance bet and your first
bet plays out as normal.

On the surface this may seem like a good bet, but a simple look at the math
behind the bet shows why you should never take insurance.

When the dealer has an ace showing she has a blackjack any time a 10, jack,
queen, or king is her down card. This means four of the 13 possible cards pay
off on the insurance bet.

But this also means that the other nine cards, two through nine and ace, make
you lose the insurance bet. This is a ratio of nine to four, with nine losing
cards and four winning cards. But the bet only pays two to one.

The odds of nine to four is worse than two to one, so it’s a losing bet.

Forget your normal hand because it doesn’t have anything to do with the
insurance offer. Insurance is just a bet on what the dealer has as a down card.
And since it’s offered at bad odds you can now see that it should be avoided.

Rules Of Blackjack Chart

This is just another way the casinos try to be sneaky and build a bigger long
term edge against you.

How to Memorize Basic Strategy

The easiest way to start memorizing basic strategy is to use the chart
provided above to make every playing decision. As you play you’ll start
recognizing the correct play for most hands before checking your chart.

Sign up for a free account at one of our recommended online casinos and start
playing the free blackjack games. You can play over 100 hands per hour in most
cases so you can get a great deal of practice in a short amount of time.

Eventually you’ll only need to check your chart on the most difficult plays
and if you play long enough all of the plays will come from memory.

The other way is more difficult for most players, but if you have a strong
mind for memory you can simply start memorizing the chart.

A quick tip is to group similar hands together.

All of the hard hands totaling four, five, six, seven, and eight are played
the same way. On all of these hands you always hit. If you’re playing a game
where doubling isn’t allowed, you can add all of the hard totals of nine, 10 and
11 to this. As a side note, you should avoid games where doubling isn’t allowed
as they have a higher house edge.

Other easy to learn hands include:

• Always split aces and eights.
• Soft 13 and 14 are played the same.
• Soft 15 and 16 are played the same.
• Soft 17 only has one dealer card played differently than soft 15 and 16.
• Hard 13, 14, 15, and 16 are played the same unless surrender is allowed.
• Hard 10 and 11 are the same except for one dealer card.
• Two two and three three are played the same.
• All of the hard totals 17 and above are played the same.
• All of the soft totals of 19 and above are played the same.

The majority of hands are hard hands and the complete hard hand strategy is
fairly simple. Memorize it first and you’ll find that you won’t need to refer to
the chart often.

The next chart to memorize after you’ve mastered the hard hands is the soft
hands. Most of them are straightforward as well, with the main changes of
knowing when to double down.

Once you have the hard and soft hands memorized the splits will come easy to
finish out your mental chart. You only need to learn the split rules for twos,
threes, fours, sixes, sevens, and nines.

The main thing is to not be afraid that you can’t learn the chart and to get
started right away. Almost anyone can improve their results and reduce the house
edge with a small amount of effort and time.

Card Counting

If you learn how to count cards you can play with a small edge against the
house while playing blackjack. This page is about basic strategy so we aren’t
going to dig into the realm of card counting, but it does have quite a bit to do
with basic strategy.

Card counters learn perfect basic strategy before they start trying to learn
about counting. If you can’t put in the work to learn perfect strategy you have
no hope of being a successful card counter.

Once you master basic blackjack strategy then you should investigate card
counting to see if it’s something you might want to learn. Counting cards online
won’t get you an edge because the software shuffles the cards after each deal,
but if you play live it might be able to help you win or at least play a break
even game.

Conclusion

Learning and using blackjack basic strategy gives you the best chance to win.
It reduces the house edge as much as possible and helps you have more winning
playing sessions.

Most players don’t take the time to learn basic strategy, but if you use the
information above you can quickly start using the best play for every situation.
Use the tips in the how to memorize basic strategy section and you’ll be a
master in no time.

And don’t forget to use the chart provided as you’re learning. Once you get
used to it you can find the proper play in a second or two.

Blackjack offers one of the lowest house edges you can find on the casino floor but if you insist on winning at this game, you will need to master perfect basic strategy which helps you cut the casino’s advantage to around 0.50%. Basic blackjack strategy was pioneered by Roger Baldwin, Herbert Maisel, Wilbert Cantey, and James McDermott. The four men hammered it in the early 1950s during their service in the US Army using nothing but their brains and desk calculators.

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They went on to publish their conclusions in the 1957 book Playing Blackjack to Win but it failed to gain traction among the broader public. The strategy was perfected by Edward Thorp and Julian Braun in the 1960s who used early IBM computers to test its efficiency and improve it. But what is basic strategy and why does it work?

What Is Blackjack Basic Strategy and Why Does It Work?

The term “basic strategy” is used in reference to the mathematically correct way to play any possible hand in blackjack, depending on its total and the value of the dealer’s exposed card. Basic strategy is infallible because it is based on computer simulations that involved millions of hands. These simulations showed the likelihood of improving your hand total against the dealer’s when making a specific playing decision.

In other words, basic strategy tells the player the correct hitting, standing, splitting, doubling, and surrender decisions for all possible combinations of cards in the game. Its accuracy cannot be disputed because the playing decisions the strategy recommends are all based on mathematical probabilities and millions of computer-simulated trials. The strategy relies on the notion each of the playing decisions it recommends is guaranteed to yield a predictable outcome in the long term, over the course of millions of hands played.

It is essential for every blackjack player to perfect basic strategy because the latter is mathematically proven to reduce the house edge to around half a percent, making blackjack one of the most profitable casino games you can possibly play. The tricky thing about blackjack is that unlike other casino games, it does not follow a unified system of rules. There may be huge discrepancies in how the game plays at different casinos and even at different blackjack tables, which naturally impacts the optimal playing decisions.

Blackjack Basic Strategy Additional TipsBasic strategy changes depending on the number of decks in play, the dealer standing and drawing rules, the absence of the surrender option, and so on. After you learn basic strategy by heart, you will have to memorize some additional deviations that pertain to the specific rules of the blackjack variant you want to play.

The easiest way for you to find the correct basic strategy for the blackjack variation you are interested in is by using one of the strategy engines available on the Internet. All you have to do is tweak the rules and the software will update the correct strategy based on the rule adjustments you have specified.

It is of equal importance to play each hand exactly as basic strategy requires you. Never deviate from correct play because you have a hunch or because you feel like you always lose when splitting pairs of Aces, for example. You may be left with the impression you lose when executing certain strategy plays but this is not the case in the long term, after you go through tens of thousands of hands. Blackjack players should deviate from basic strategy only when they are using it in conjunction with more advanced techniques such as card counting.

Reading the Basic Strategy Chart

There are two formats of basic strategy representation, the most common of which is the color-coded chart. The second format uses a table which contains roughly the same information as the color-coded charts. However, most players prefer the charts because each playing decision is represented by a specific color and this simplifies the memorization process.

The first row of the chart contains the dealer’s exposed cards 2 through Ace whereas the first column shows you all possible two-card totals of the player. The player’s hands are normally grouped into several categories depending on their type (hard hands, soft hands, and pairs).

Abbreviations are used for different playing decisions – H stands for “hit”, S stands for “stand”, D stands for “double down”, P stands for “split”, and R denotes “surrender”. Sometimes the player is unable to execute the optimal play because of rule variations. The color-coded chart reflects this by showing you the second-best playing decision.

Thus, DS means you need to stand if doubling is not allowed, RH tells you to hit if you cannot surrender, and RS means you need to stand if it is impossible to surrender. These abbreviations are usually listed toward the bottom of the chart so you can easily find them if you are a first-timer.

Basic Strategy Chart Additional TipsSuppose you are dealt a soft 16 and the dealer’s exposed card is a 9. You go down the first row of the section pertaining to soft totals until you find soft 16. The box where soft 16 and the dealer’s 9 intersect contains the letter H which means the optimal play for this situation is to hit.

Here is another example. You are dealt a pair of 7s against a dealer’s 10, you proceed down the first column to the box that reads “7, 7”, check the box where it intersects with the dealer’s 10 and hit your hand as correct strategy requires you to do.

This is a total-dependent basic strategy that requires you to play multiple-card hands as if they were your starting two-card totals. Suppose you are dealt 8 and 5 for a total of 13 against the dealer’s 7. You are playing a multiple-deck game where the dealer stands on soft 17s. You hit your hand in accordance with the strategy and draw a 4 for a total of 17. You check the strategy for a hard 17 against a dealer’s 7 and see it tells you the optimal play is now to stand.

Playing Decisions Order in Basic Strategy

If you are playing at a blackjack table that supports late surrender, the first thing you need to consider is whether or not you should exercise the surrender option. You can forfeit your hand only when it consists of the first two cards you have received from the dealer. If you have hit your starting total, surrendering will no longer be possible for you. Respectively, this is the first decision you must consider when playing your hand.

Splitting comes second in terms of importance because, it, too, is possible only when you are dealt paired cards of the same rank. If basic strategy tells you you cannot split the pair, the next question you need to ask yourself is whether or not you should double down. This is also an option on two-card totals. If basic strategy tells you to double down, it means there is a good chance you may win this hand. At some blackjack tables, there are restrictions on doubling so this decision may not be possible in some instances.

If doubling is not allowed or basic strategy indicates this is not the best decision for your hand, you proceed to either hit or stand. These two playing decisions come last in terms of importance from basic-strategy perspective. When none of the other playing options are available or appropriate for your starting total, you need to decide whether to draw more cards or not.

Important Hitting and Standing Decisions with Basic Strategy

Basic strategy and common sense dictate that players should always hit totals of 5 through 8 no matter what upcard the dealer has. When the dealer exposes certain cards like 4, 5 and 6, the probability of them exceeding 21 is greater.

Respectively, basic strategy recommends us to stand on totals 12 through 16 whenever the dealer is in a weak spot and starts their hand with a 4, a 5 or a 6. The dealer is more likely to bust with these hole cards so there is no need to risk breaking your hand. Players should always stand on hard totals of 17 or higher and hit soft totals of 17 or less.

If the dealer exposes a ten-value card and you have a hard total of 16, you should always surrender. This is the most cost-effective decision in this scenario even though you are forfeiting half of your bet because the probability of losing with the other plays is slightly higher than 50%. However, if surrender is unavailable, the second-best play would be to hit your hard 16, in which case you will lose slightly less frequently in comparison to standing. An exception is made for a 16 that consists of paired 8s.

Important Splitting Decisions in Basic Strategy

Two of the most important splitting decisions concern pairs of Aces and pairs of 8s, which should always be split regardless of the dealer’s upcard. Splitting the Aces gives you the opportunity to start two separate hands, each starting with a total of 11. Drawing a ten-value card next to your Ace gives you an unbeatable total of 21. This puts you in a very advantageous spot even though you are still getting paid even money for your 21.

Ask any blackjack player and they will tell you a hard 16 is the worst possible hand you can get in this game. This is not the case if your 16 consists of paired 8s. Splitting the pair is the easiest solution in this situation because it relieves you of that terrible 16.

The pairs you should never split are those consisting of 5s, 10s, or face cards. The 5s make a very decent starting total of 10 which is perfect for doubling down. The paired 10s or face cards give you a total of 20 which is almost always a sure winner. If you split those pairs, you run a significant risk at ruining a pat hand so you best refrain from splitting.

Important Doubling Decisions in Basic Strategy

Certain starting totals like 9, 10, and 11 are advantageous to the player because ten-value cards outnumber any other card denomination in the deck or shoe. You should always double down on these totals against a dealer who exposes small cards 3 through 6 because they are way more likely to bust in this case.

Basic strategy recommends doubling on a 9 against dealer upcards 3 through 6. When you start with a total of 10, you should always double down unless the dealer exposes an Ace or a ten-value card. A starting total of 11 calls for doubling on all occasions except those when the dealer shows an Ace.

Composition-Dependent Strategy

Blackjack is a very dynamic game edge-wise. The advantage constantly changes between player and dealer as cards are removed from the deck or shoe. The strategy we have so far discussed shows you the correct plays based solely on the total of your starting two cards and the dealer’s up card. However, it treats blackjack like a static game, which it is not.

This is where composition-dependent strategy proves useful. First introduced in Peter Griffin’s 1979 book The Theory of Blackjack, this advanced strategy helps you make more accurate decisions because it takes into consideration the exact make-up of your hands, i.e. the number and type of cards your hand consists of. However, you must master total-dependent basic strategy before you proceed to learn its more advanced cousin.

One of the toughest plays composition-dependent strategy can help you with is the dreaded 16 against the dealer’s 10. Total-dependent strategy requires you to either surrender or hit in this case. Composition-dependent strategy recommends you to stand on your 16 if it consists of three or more small cards like 7, 5, and 4. The reasoning behind this play is that you have already drawn some of the small cards which shifts the odds from hitting to standing because now your chances of busting on the next hit are slightly higher.

Players who start with a hard 15 against the dealer’s ten-value card are recommended to surrender when using a total-based strategy. Yet, those who insist on greater accuracy can follow composition-dependent strategy which calls for a hit if the 15 consists of an 8 and a 7 because two of the cards that can cause you to bust have already been removed from play.

Composition-Dependent Strategy Additional TipsAnother tricky play is when you end up with a total of 12 against the exposed 4 of the dealer. There are several combinations of two cards that add up to 12, namely 7-5, 9-3, 8-4, and a ten-value card with a 2. Pairs of 6s are excluded because they are normally split against a dealer 4.

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In this scenario, composition-dependent strategy recommends you to hit your 12 if it consists of a ten-value card and a 2 because one of the ten-value cards has already been removed, slightly decreasing your chances of busting.

Note that your decision here is also affected by the number of decks in play. Removing one face card or a 10 will have a more pronounced effect in single and double deck games, which is why you are still recommended to stand on your hard 12 against the dealer’s 4 when playing pitched games and hit it when playing multiple-deck games. Players who follow composition-dependent strategy should stand against the dealer’s 4 if they are dealt the other two-card combinations that make for a hard 12 (8-4 and 9-3).

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Tips on Memorizing the Basic Strategy Chart

When To Hit In Blackjack Chart

Memorizing a color-coded basic strategy chart may be a bit tricky if you are a blackjack rookie. The first thing you need to do is memorize the playing decisions’ correct order, which is surrender, split, double, and hit/stand.

You can proceed by learning a simplified version of the strategy like the one we have posted below. It covers a decent portion of the chart and the rules are much easier to remember this way, especially by people who are not good at visual learning.

• Surrender a two-card 16 against the dealer’s ten-value card, otherwise hit.
• Always hit totals 5 through 8 regardless of what the dealer’s upcard is.
• Always hit hard totals 12 through 16 if the dealer’s upcard is 7 or higher.
• Double on your 9 when the dealer exposes small cards 3 through 6.
• Always double on your 10 unless the dealer shows an Ace or a ten-value card, in which case you must hit.
• Always double on your 11 unless the dealer’s upcard is an Ace, in which case you hit.
• Always split paired 8s or Aces.
• Never split paired 5s or ten-value cards.
• Always hit soft 13 through soft 18 against the dealer’s 5 or 6.
• Never take insurance. This bet offers very poor odds for the player.

Of course, learning the chart by heart is one thing, putting it to use is another. You must cement your knowledge of basic strategy through solid practice. There is always the option to take a deck of cards and deal some hands to yourself consulting your basic strategy chart when you are not certain about a given decision.

A more convenient approach would be to use one of the strategy trainers available on the web. You only need to tackle the settings and adjust the rules so that they fit those of the game you intend to play. The software will correct you each time you make a wrong decision. Take notes to examine your weak spots and improve your strategy play.