Blackjack Rules

Introduction The purpose of this page is to give exact advice to the basic-strategy player on when to surrender. When the tales show a total of 16, this refers to either a 10+6 or 9+7 total. The situation of two eights has a separate row when surrender is appropriate. Late surrender Late surrender means…

Winning at Blackjack Like many of our favorite casino games, the exact origins of blackjack are forever lost to history. One of the first recoded descriptions of the game places its appearance in France during the 17th century, where it thrilled gamblers under its simple, yet appropriate appellation…

Playing blackjack for a living is possible, but not for everyone… I bought my house with the money I made from card counting! It’s definitely possible to play blackjack for a living. It takes hard work, determination, and self control, but we are living proof that you can make a living counting cards…

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When it comes to splitting pairs in blackjack most players are in a fog. They either never split, or they always split, or in the worst case, they recklessly split pairs with no rhyme or reason. This is unfortunate because pair splitting was introduced into the game as a way for players to reduce the…

So, you ve learned how blackjack is played, you ve learned the Five Basic Play Rules of Thumbs, and memorized BlackJack Basic Strategy. Not bad. The next step on the road of becoming a BlackJack master is the aquisition of a skill called Card Counting. Contrary to popular belief, Card Counting is not…

Smarter Bet Guide to Blackjack by Basil Nestor Strategy is the key to success at the blackjack table; that s a mathematical fact, and you can count on these expert, easy-to-learn tactics to make you a victor. Here s the deal: everything begins with the basic rules, and they re laid out on these pages…

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Gamblers who’ve ever thought it would be nice to swap their cards around from one hand to the next should play “blackjack switch”. In this game, the player is dealt two blackjack hands. After the deal, the gambler is allowed to switch the upcard between these two hands, increasing the strength of one…

Wizard s First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it?s true, or because they?re afraid it might be true. Peoples? heads are full of knowledge, facts and beliefs…

One of the biggest things that beginning blackjack players should know is that blackjack rules aren’t always the same in every casino. And this is the case even if you’re playing the exact same game of ’21’ in different casinos. The main reason why casinos change rules is to increase their house edge…

Rarely in blackjack there is a rule that if the player reaches a certain number of cards, usually 5 to 7, without busting, the player will automatically win. This is called a Charlie. If the player automatically wins with 7 cards or less, without busting, that rule would be called a seven-card Charlie…