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How to play blackjack
The procedure of playing blackjack online is the same as that for playing blackjack in a land casino. The main aim of the game is to defeat the dealer by having a hand of cards whose sum are more than the dealer\'s sum or is less than twenty-one when the dealer\'s sum of cards is greater than the player\'s sum. In case the sum exceeds twenty-one, it is labeled busting and the players lose the game and this you must know before getting into how to play blackjack.
One must first know the value of cards before beginning play. Picture cards have a value of ten and the Ace has a value of one or eleven. There is no priority given to suits in blackjack. The sum of a hand is the total of card values. The Ace has a value of eleven when the sum is less than twenty-one. In case the sum exceeds twenty-one then the Ace assumes a value of one. Soft hands are those in which the Ace has a value of eleven and hard hands are those in which there is no Ace or the Ace has a value of one.
Ways to how to play blackjack
Playing blackjack
To win you need to beat the dealer without busting. You bust when your cards total to more than 21 and you lose automatically. The winner is whoever has closest to a total of 21. You reach 21 by adding up the values of the cards.
Before getting into how to play blackjack, you should know that the blackjack table seats about 6 players. Either six or eight decks of cards are used and are shuffled together by the dealer and placed in a card dispensing box called \'Shoe\'.
Before receiving any cards players must place a wager. Then the players are dealt two cards face up. The dealer gets one face up, one face down. Each player in turn either stays or takes more cards to try and get closer to 21 without busting. Players who do not bust wait for the dealer\'s turn. When all the players are done, the dealer turns up the down card. By rule, on counts of 17 or higher the dealer must stay; on counts of 16 or lower the dealer must draw. Learn this technique carefully as a part of how to play blackjack.
If you make a total of 21 with the first two cards (a 10 or a face and an Ace), you win automatically. This is called \'Blackjack\'. If you have Blackjack, you will win one and one-half times your bet unless the dealer also has Blackjack, in which case it is a Push or a Tie (or a Stand-off) and you get your bet back.
The remaining players with a higher count than the dealer win an amount equal to their bet. Players with a lower count than the dealer lose their bet. If the dealer busts, all the remaining players win. There are other betting options namely Insurance, Surrender, Double Down, Even Money and Split.
• Insurance: side bet up to half the initial bet against the dealer having a natural 21 - allowed only when the dealer\'s showing card is an Ace. If the dealer has a 10 face down and makes a blackjack, insurance pays at 2-1 odds, but loses if the dealer does not.
• Surrender: giving up your hand and lose only half the bet.
• Early Surrender: surrender allowed before the dealer checks for blackjack.
• Late Surrender: the dealer first checks to see if he has blackjack. If he does, surrender is not permitted.
• Double Down: double your initial bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one card only. A good bet if the player is in a strong situation.
• Even Money: cashing in your bet immediately at a 1:1 payout ratio when you are dealt a natural blackjack and the dealer\'s showing card is an Ace.
• Split Hand: split the initial two-card hand into two and play them separately - allowed only when the two first cards are of equal value. Use each card as the start to a separate hand and place a second bet equal to the first.
• Hard Hand: A hand without an Ace or with an Ace valued at 1 is said to be hard in that it can only be given one value, unlike a Soft Hand. (You can value an Ace 1 or 11 to suit you).
• Soft Hand: A hand that contains an Ace counted as 11 is called a Soft Hand.
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