Strategies for Soft Totals and Pairs in Spanish 21

In the Spanish 21 game, the general strategy for soft totals is to always stand on soft total 19, 20, or 21. If this is not the case, then the following strategies for soft totals on Spanish 21 must be applied during the game.

For soft total 13, 14, and 15, the strategy is to hit always.

For soft total 16, the strategy is to double down against the dealer's six. If the soft total 16 is made of four or more cards, hit against the dealer's six. If not, then just hit against any up card of the dealer.

For soft total 17, the strategy is to hit against the dealer's two, three, seven, or higher. If the soft total 17 is made of two cards, double down against the dealer's four. If the soft total 17 is made of two or three cards, double down against the dealer's five. If the soft total 17 is made of two, three, or four cards, double down against the dealer's six.

For soft total 18, the strategy is to hit against the dealer's nine, ten, or Ace and stand against the dealer's two, three, seven, or eight. If the soft total 18 is made of four or more cards, hit against the dealer's two, three, or eight. If the soft total 18 is made of six or more cards, hit against the dealer's seven. Another strategy is to double down against the dealer's four, five, or six. If the soft total 18 is made of four or more cards, hit against the dealer's four. If the soft total 18 is made of five or more cards, hit against the dealer's five or six.

The general strategy in Spanish 21 for splitting pairs is to always split the Aces and never, ever split the pairs of four, five, or ten-value cards. The following strategies also apply in Spanish 21 for splitting pairs.

For pair of twos or threes, the strategy is to split the pair against the dealer's three through seven.

For pair of sixes, the strategy is to split the pair against the dealer's four, five, or six.

For pair of sevens, the strategy is to split the pair against the dealer's two through seven.

For pair of eights, the strategy is to surrender against the dealer's Ace and split the pair against all the up cards of the dealer.

For pair of nines, the strategy is to split the pair against the dealer's three through six, eight, or nine.

Now that you have learned the basic strategy for soft totals and splitting pairs in Spanish 21, we hope that you apply this and notice the advantage you are getting over the house with these strategies.