1. The most common blackjack rule is that the dealer stands on all 17s. In this case, the dealer must continue to take cards ("hit") until his total is 17 or greater. An Ace in the dealer's hand is always counted as 11, if possible without the dealer going over 21. For example, (Ace + 8) would be 19 and the dealer would stop drawing cards ("stand"). Also, (Ace + 6) is 17 and again the dealer will stand. (Ace + 5) is only 16, so the dealer would hit. S/He will continue to draw cards until the hand's value is 17 or more. For example, (Ace + 5 + 7) is only 13 so s/he hits again. (Ace + 5 + 7 + 5) makes 18 so s/he would stop ("stand") at that point.
3. Some casinos follow the blackjack rule that the dealer hits "soft 17." This rule is identical except for what happens when the dealer has a soft total of 17. Hands such as (Ace + 6), (Ace + 5 + Ace), and (Ace + 2 + 4) are all examples of soft 17. The dealer hits these hands, and stands on soft 18 or higher, or hard 17 or higher. When this rule is used, the house advantage against the players is slightly increased.

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