Monday, October 24, 2011

Basics On How To Play Blackjack

By John Fair


Blackjack, also known as twenty one, is a casino card game that is also played online. It is a betting game. Here is a guide on how to play blackjack.

The object is for the dealer to be beaten with a value of cards that is either twenty one or as near as possible to twenty one without exceeding it. If it is exceeded, then it is an automatic loss for the person who exceeds.

The type of suit of the cards does not matter in this game. Card numbers two up to ten are taken for the value on them. The ace can either be one or eleven depending on which is preferable. Thus, if you have a two and an ace the total value is thirteen or three. Face cards, which are the king, queen and jack, are valued at ten.

It can be played with either one deck, four decks, eight decks, six decks or two decks each having fifty two cards. When the dealer deals, the cards are compared. If one exceeds twenty one, then they bust. That is an automatic loss. Similarly, when the dealer busts, you win. Because the player must always act first, it is possible to bust and lose, whether or not the dealer busts.

A typical game of blackjack has about six players. Each is dealt two cards each face up. The dealer gets one face up and the other face down. But before anyone gets cards, the bets are placed. If one player gets a card valued at ten and an ace, it is a blackjack and they automatically win one and a half times their bet. However, if the dealer also has twenty one, then it is a push or a tie and they get their money back.

When the dealer has a value of sixteen and under, they draw and when it is seventeen or higher they stay. When a player beats the dealer and everyone else they win. The others check their values. If it is lower than the dealer they lose but if it is higher, they get their bet money back. In the event that a dealer busts, all the players win.

If the initial cards are of equal value, one may elect to split. Each hand then begins with that card and a bet equal to the first is placed on the new hand. Though there are many variants of blackjack, the basic game play and the object of the game remain the same.




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