It is possible to play perfect basic strategy. And you will want to play as such as it will benefit your odds. This is your best chance when playing blackjack to bring the odds as close to even as possible.
Blackjack usually carries a house edge ranging from 2% to 5%. If you play perfect basic strategy, you can narrow that edge to 0.5%. But you must play it perfectly.
When you are looking at a basic strategy chart you are looking at the best statistical odds for every single hand of blackjack against any card the dealer may have up. Basic Strategy can also be used when playing online blackjack as well.
Playing perfect basic strategy means playing your hand exactly as the chart dictates to. This sounds easier than it is, especially when it you have a stiff hand. But in most cases this will be easy to do. Just look at your chart and look to see what the best possible move is against the dealer’s upcard. Then do it. Do not question it.
It is when you question the play dictated that you reverse your odds. For a hand value of 13 versus a dealer’s 4, you are told stand. But your mind tells you that you would be better off hitting because there is no way for you to win. But consider this. The dealer will of course hit, and keep hitting. The dealer has a better chance of busting than you do if you hit.
Basic strategy will only drop the house edge to 0.5% if you play every move according to the chart. Bare in mind that you will not win every single hand. Basic strategy does not guarantee a win every time—casinos would have banned it if it did.
But it does give you much better odds, meaning you will win more often playing with the chart than without playing with it. But it only works if, regardless of whether you won or lost a hand, if you stick with it and keep following it.