Black Jack ABC’s – Part One
Wednesday, 10. February 2010
The basic concept of the card game is to be assigned cards adding up to twenty-one. Each competitor is dealt 2 cards. When a blackjack player is handed a 9 or lower value card and an Ace they’ve been dealt a soft hand. When the black jack player is dealt no Ace cards it is referred to as a hard hand. As soon as the cards have been dealt all players at the blackjack table, which includes the dealer, every black jack player is given the opportunity to make 1 of six choices:
Requesting another card (Hit): When a player announces hit me the dealer will deal him another card, if the addition of that card causes the value of the hand to exceed twenty one the player will have lost and be excluded from the game, if the card pushes the total to twenty-one the blackjack player is the winner and if the value of the hand has not yet achieved twenty-one they are still in the game.
Keeping the hand you’ve been given: If a player is happy with the cards they’ll stand. As soon as this has happened the croupier will show their hand and the black jack player who has gotten twenty-one or the closet to twenty one will win.
Doubling Down: A blackjack player might ask to double down which doubles the bet they have placed. As soon as you have taken this action you can only receive 1 additional card. The specifics of doubling down are often specified by the table or casino rules so before wagering be certain you’re familiar with the casino rules. If you’re wagering at an online betting house this is normally quite simple.
Stay tuned for part 2.
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