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Blackjack calculators: basic strategy, dealer bust odds and side-bet value

Covers the five Evolution live blackjack variants this site has a rules guide for — Lightning Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, Speed Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack and Power Blackjack. None of these tables have a public results feed, so the numbers below come from published rules and independent simulations rather than observed rounds — see the source note under each tab.

Your hand
Dealer upcard
H
Hit
10, 6 vs dealer 10

Dealer 10 busts only about 23% of the time, so standing here loses more often than hitting despite the bust risk.

Full basic strategy chart

H HitS StandD Double (else hit)Ds Double (else stand)P Split

8-deck shoe, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split allowed, double on any first two cards, one split per hand, no surrender — the ruleset shared by this site's five tracked Evolution blackjack guides where they state or commonly report it. Source: Wizard of Odds basic strategy for 4-8 decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split allowed, double any two cards, no surrender: https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/strategy/4-decks/ (retrieved 2026-09-06).

Hard totals
Hand \ Up2345678910A
5-8HHHHHHHHHH
9HDDDDHHHHH
10DDDDDDDDHH
11DDDDDDDDDH
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHHH
16SSSSSHHHHH
17-21SSSSSSSSSS
Soft totals (Ace + one card)
Hand \ Up2345678910A
A,2HHHDDHHHHH
A,3HHHDDHHHHH
A,4HHDDDHHHHH
A,5HHDDDHHHHH
A,6HDDDDHHHHH
A,7SDsDsDsDsSSHHH
A,8SSSSSSSSSS
A,9SSSSSSSSSS
Pairs
Hand \ Up2345678910A
2,2PPPPPPHHHH
3,3PPPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHPPHHHHH
5,5DDDDDDDDHH
6,6PPPPPHHHHH
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPPP
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10SSSSSSSSSS
A,APPPPPPPPPP

Each round is independent: past results do not change the next round's odds, and no wait makes an outcome "due". Theoretical figures come from the provider's published rules; observed figures come from our own tracker and change as rounds arrive. 18+. Past results do not predict future outcomes. Play with money you can afford to lose.

The five variants, at a glance

VariantDecksDealer 17Blackjack paysHouse edge
Lightning Blackjack8Stands3:20.44%
Infinite Blackjack8*Stands*3:2*0.53%
Speed Blackjack8*Stands*3:2*0.71%
Free Bet Blackjack8*Stands*3:2*1.55%
Power Blackjack8Stands*3:2*1.20%

* Not stated on Evolution's own game page for that variant; value shown is commonly reported by third parties or inferred from sibling Evolution tables. See each guide for what is and isn't confirmed, and check the table's own rules panel before you play. Lightning Blackjack's 0.44% is the base wager only — its mandatory Lightning Fee changes the effective edge considerably; see the Side bets tab above.

Frequently asked questions

What should I do with a hard 16 against a dealer 10?
Hit. None of the five Evolution blackjack variants on this page offer surrender, so standing on a hard 16 against a dealer 10 loses more often than hitting does, even though a ten-value card busts it — the dealer's own hand is too strong to sit still against.
How often does the dealer bust showing a 6?
About 42.3% of rounds, the highest bust rate of any upcard, when the dealer stands on all 17s (an 8-deck shoe). That is why basic strategy has you stand on marginal totals against a 2-6 upcard and hit the same totals against a 7-A: the dealer busts often enough from a weak card that standing pays for itself.
What is the house edge on the 21+3 side bet?
About 3.70% (96.30% RTP) on the paytable commonly reported for Evolution's live tables — flush 5:1, straight 10:1, three of a kind 30:1, straight flush 40:1, suited trips 100:1. That is a meaningfully bigger edge than the roughly 0.44%-1.55% edge on the main hand across these five variants, which is typical: side bets almost always carry a larger cut than the hand they ride alongside.
Why doesn't this site track live results for these blackjack tables?
Because no public results feed exists for them. This site's collector reads round-by-round outcomes from the casino.org live-data feed, and none of Evolution's live blackjack tables — Lightning, Infinite, Speed, Free Bet or Power Blackjack — are part of it, so there is nothing for the collector to log. Every figure on this page comes from each game's published rules or from Wizard of Odds' independent simulations, cited in the calculators above, not from observed rounds.

Full rules and RTP for each table: Lightning Blackjack guide · Infinite Blackjack guide · Speed Blackjack guide · Free Bet Blackjack guide · Power Blackjack guide. More calculators: all calculators · RTP Transparency Monitor.