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Lesson 2 · The Moves

Stand — Staying

Stand means taking no more cards. You do it when your total is high enough or when the dealer is weak.

It's not always obvious when to stand. The dealer with 4-6 busts often — in those cases stand more frequently.

Examples

Hard 13 vs 5
55
88
YOU
VS
55
DEALER
✓ Stand

You have 13, dealer shows 5. Stand — the dealer busts 42% of the time with 5.

Hard 17 vs any
77
QQQ
YOU
VS
KKK
DEALER
✓ Stand

17 or more → almost always Stand. The bust risk outweighs the potential gain.

Common mistake

Standing 'because the dealer might bust' against any upcard. That logic only holds when the dealer is actually weak (2-6) — standing 12 against a 7 just hands over the win.

Guided practice

Try 5 hands from the category you just studied before the quiz.

Hard
77
JJJ
YOUR HAND
VS
Dealer
AA
DEALER

Quiz

Answer 4 out of 5 correctly to continue.

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