Twenty-One Essential Basics – Part One
Posted in Blackjack on 03/02/2010 01:21 pm by Alex
The main premise of the card game is to be dealt cards adding up to 21. Every gambler is given 2 cards. When a gambler is dealt a nine or less and an Ace they’ve been handed 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 handed to all players at the blackjack table, which includes the dealer, every blackjack player is given the opportunity to make 1 of six choices:
Taking another card (Hit): When a blackjack player announces "hit" the dealer will give them another card, if the addition of that card causes the value of the hand to exceed 21 the blackjack player will have busted and that is the end of the game, if the card pushes the total to 21 the blackjack player wins and if the value of the hand has not yet achieved twenty one they’re still in the game.
Keeping the hand you have been dealt: If a black jack player is happy with the cards they will stand. Once this has happened the dealer will display their hand and the blackjack player who has accumulated 21 or the closet to twenty one will win.
Doubling Down: A blackjack player might ask to double down which increases the bet by one hundred percent they have placed. As soon as you’ve taken this procedure you can only be given 1 additional card. The specifics of doubling down are normally out lined by the blackjack table or betting house rules so prior to betting make sure you’re familiar with the casino established rules. If you are competing at a web betting house this is normally very easy.
Stay tuned for part 2.