Blackjack: Blackjack

History of Blackjack

Blackjack is a very simple card game to play in Casino. Face cards have a value of 10 and each of the number cards retains their face value. In some Blackjack games, the hole is not drawn until all the players have played their hands.

No matter how many players are on the table, the hand to beat is the house or dealer hand. If the dealer goes bust, all players who have not will win.

Splitting pairs gives Blackjack players the option to split a pair of identical value cards i.e. 2 sevens into two separate hands and a second bet to cover additional hand. In all games, the Blackjack player is allowed the choice to ask for one or more cards depending on the value of the initial hand. The player can also elect to keep to the original cards and hope it beats the dealer's hand. The Blackjack player indicates a wish to stand by placing his hand flat on his cards in a face up game or sliding the cards under the bet in a hand held game.

Combination of cards

If the dealer's hand is made up of three or more cards to make 21, the two-card hand still wins. Variations to blackjack

Strategies in Blackjack

The basic strategy in winning in Blackjack is making calculated guesses on the probable outcomes of the cards by considering the player's hand and the card revealed by the dealer. The simplest rule in Blackjack is that if the face up card of the dealer is 7or higher, the player must consider it likely the hole is a 10-value card, and must hit if the player hand is 16 or less. If, however, the dealer's face up card is 6, and the player hand is 16, it would be best to stand.

If the player hand totals 9 and the dealer reveals 2 or 7 and above, the player should hit. If the dealer hand is 3, 4, 5 or 6, the player should double down

With a dealer hand of 10 or Ace, the player should hit.

If the player hand is 11, and the dealer face up card is 2 through 10, the player should double down. A player should hit if an ace is the dealer card.

If the player hand total 12, and the dealer has a 2, 3 or 7 and higher the player should hit. However, if the dealer shows a 4, 5 or 6, the player should stand.

With a player hand of 17 to 21, stand at all times regardless of the dealer card.