Dealer’s Playing Rules

January 20th, 2011

After all the players  have acted on their hands,the dealer turns over her hole card for all to see and either stands or hits her hand.She cannot double down or split those are options reserved for the players.Assuming she doesn’t  have a natural,the dealer  ha  to play her hand according to a fixed casino rule.In [...]

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Cheking For A Natural In Blackjack Game

January 12th, 2011

if the dealer’s upcard is an ace or ten value card,she peeks at her downcard to see if she  has a natural.If she  does, the hand is terminated  and everyone loses  automatically ,except those players who also have naturals.Remember, when the dealer and a player both have naturals, it is considered  a push and no [...]

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Converting cash into chips in blackjack

January 9th, 2011

You can place bets using either money or casino chips. If you need to convert a bill to chips, place it next to or above the betting box, never hand it to the dealer. Be careful not to place it an a betting box for the dealer might think it is a bet and deal [...]

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Players options in blackjack game-Part 2

January 8th, 2011

SPLIT Whenever you are dealt a pair, that is, two cards of equal rank, you have the option of splitting those cards into two separate hands. At almost all casinos, you may split any ten-value cards; that is you could split a hand consisting of a jack and a king. However, splitting ten-value cards is [...]

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Players Options In Blackjack Game-Part 1

January 7th, 2011

Now that you  have examined your initial two cards and determined if they are hard, soft ,stiff, or pat , what can you do with them?A number of different player options are available, all of which are reviewed below. Some actions are communicated to the dealer with hand signals, while others are communicated by simply [...]

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The Players Hands Used In Blackjack

January 4th, 2011

The hand  of the players are categorized in the following ways:hard hand,soft hand,pat and stiff hand,blackjack(natural),busted hand. Hard Hand This is an initial hand that does not contain  an ace and has a total count of more than 11.It is called hard because the total numeric value  of the hand  is fixed and an additional [...]

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The Chips Used In Blackjack

January 2nd, 2011

The standard casino  chips used in other games may also  be played at a blackjack table.They should  be chips issued by the casino in which you are playing chips from another casino may not be accepted  .Currency may also be wagered at a blackjack table,but winnings are always  paid in casino chips. The exception to [...]

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The Card Values in Blackjack

December 10th, 2010

In blackjack,the value of a hand is purely numeric;the card suits have no meaning and are completely disregarder.Only the numeric values of the cards are relevant.The numeric  value of the cards 2 thorugh 10 are counted as their face value.That is ,a 5 of spades counts as 5,and a 9 of hearts counts as 9. [...]

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The Equipment Used On The Blackjack

December 3rd, 2010

The implements used  for playing blackjack in a casino are pretty basic.They include a half-moon table with stools for the players ,several decks of cards,a dealing shoe,and a supply of casino chips.These items are describes below. The blackjack is played on a felt-covered table that is roughly semicircular in shape with six or seven player [...]

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The Blackjack Foundamentals

December 2nd, 2010

If you expect to beat casino  blackjack without counting cards,it goes without saying that you need  to know  adn understand the game in as much  depth possible.Before jumping over  to the strategy tables  in the later chapters ,it would be time well spent to first  absorb these early chapters,especially if you are a beginner or [...]

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