Still, many players think certain basic strategy plays feel wrong. Online, where you can't count cards, basic strategy play is the gold standard. That's every bit as applicable to online play as to live casinos.
It's just that when you add up wins and losses over many plays, your average return will be better when you make the basic strategy play than when you don't. That doesn't mean you'll always win when you make the right moves. Basic strategy charts tell us the best average play for every possible blackjack hand.
