When it comes to blackjack someone is always telling you to “hit on a hard 13” or “don’t hit on a hard 12.” To many people they may not know what this is so I’ve decided to dedicate this whole blog today to telling everyone the difference between hard and soft totals in blackjack.

Knowing the difference between a hard and soft total is very important in a game of blackjack for many different reasons, and can determine if you win or lose a game.

A soft total has an ace played as an 11 and cannot be busted by drawing one card. Let me give you an example. If you are dealt an ace and a seven, then it is a soft 18. If you then deal a paint card after, your 11 turns into a one and you are left with a hard 18.

What this means is a hard total either does not involve an ace, or the ace is played as a one, not eleven.

This is important because a dealer is required to hit anything under a soft 17, it is mandatory. An ace in the dealers hand is always an eleven; it is never counted as a one. So the dealer must hit an ace with a 2, 3, 4, or 5.  

There can also be a stiff hand. This hand should be avoided at all costs, which is kind of difficult to do seeing as blackjack is part chance. A stiff hand is a hard value of 12 to 16. This hand is nearly impossible to win with because it is too low to beat the dealer but too high to hit again.

Now it’s time for you to do some casino gambling online of your own, go on and use your new blackjack skills. You too can be a blackjack hero!

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