Blackjack Strategy

The question that comes up a lot in my seminars is whether to hit or stand with a hard 16 when the dealer is showing a seven. My advice is to always hit it. The reason is when dealt a 16 against an up card of a seven, you have only two optional plays that you can make: hit or stand. Using the computer and dealing millions of hands, the results are you will win approximately 34% when you hit the 16 and only win 27% of the time if you stand. Nevertheless, even though hitting gains you roughly 7%, the dealer is still most likely going to beat you. What many others and I recommend is to hit it, and by doing so you are really minimizing your losses.