If the player decides that he wants his hand to be a 7 and then hits again, he can do that. For example, if the player’s two cards are a 6 and an ace, then the player can have either a 7 or 17. Since the ace can either be 1 or 11, this means that the hand containing the ace can either be one of two numbers and usually it’s the number that is most beneficial to the player. A “Soft Hand” only happens if there is an ace in the hand. Why does the table say that the dealer must hit all soft 17’s?”Ī: First, let’s go over what a soft hand is.
