Blackjack ABC’s – Part 1
Posted in Blackjack on 03/22/2010 09:21 am by Royce
The general premise of the game is to be assigned cards totaling up to twenty-one. Every black jack player is assigned two cards. When a gambler is given a nine or lower value card and an Ace they’ve been handed a soft hand. When the player receives no Ace cards it is called as a hard hand. Once the cards have been handed to all players at the table, including the dealer, each gambler is provided the opportunity to make 1 of 6 decisions:
Taking another card (Hit): When a black jack player says "hit" the dealer will deal him another card, if the addition of that card makes the value of the hand to exceed 21 the black jack player will have lost and that is the end of the game, if the card pushes the total to 21 the black jack 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 have been dealt: If a player is satisfied with the hand they’ll hold. As soon as this has happened the dealer will disclose their cards and the blackjack player who has accumulated twenty one or the closet to twenty-one will win.
Doubling Down: A player may ask to double down which increases the bet by one hundred percent they have made. Once you’ve taken this procedure you can only be given one additional card. The details of doubling down are usually specified by the table or casino rules so prior to competing be sure you’re at ease with the house game rules. If you are playing at an internet betting house this is usually very simple.
Watch for part two.