Published by admin on July 30, 2024 When the dealer's upcard is a poor one, 4, 5, or 6, the player should stop drawing as quickly as he gets a total of 12 or higher. The strategy here isn't to take a card if there may be any likelihood of going bust. The need with this poor holding is to let the dealer hit and hopefully go over 21. Finally, when the dealer's up card is a fair one, 2 or three, the player ought to stop with a total of thirteen or larger. Starting with the one to the dealer’s left, players try to get their hand closer or equal to 21 than the dealer’s, without going bust.