Blackjack is the most popular casino card game in the world because it’s so easy to play. With its simple rules and straightforward techniques, blackjack is a great choice for beginner players. The game is sometimes known as 21, because the fundamental aim is to collect cards that get you to 21, or close to it, without going over and bust. However, to win, you must also end with a higher score than the dealer, or hope that the dealer goes bust.
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There are many ways to join a voslot online blackjack game. You can play our traditional online blackjack games or visit our live dealer tables to play with other players at a human table with a real dealer and cards. To help you get started, we’ve included some helpful information and guides below:
How to play Blackjack?
In poker, players place bets and are dealt two cards face up. The dealer has one card down and one card face up. Aces are valued one or 11, and picture cards are all valued 10. Every round, the dealer will give you the option to hit or stand. You can choose to stand on any total or continue to hit whenever you like – but you’ll bust if you go over 21, forfeiting your stake. Each player completes their turn before the dealer then turns his second card face up. He must always take another card up to and including a score of 16 and must stand on 17 or above. If you’re still in the hand and beat the dealer score, you get your stake back, and the house pays you the same. But if the dealer score beats your own, you lose your stake. If both scores are the same, your stake is returned. The best hand in blackjack is called a blackjack, where you make 21 with your first two cards, so an ace and a ten. In this case, you’ll automatically win a three-to-two payout (unless the dealer also has a blackjack). Hands will continue until you decide to leave the table, hopefully with some winnings. In the live dealer games, the ‘shoe’ which holds the decks of cards, is replaced periodically by new decks of cards that you can see being shuffled first by an assistant.
Further Blackjack Betting Options
Doubling down is a logical choice for players who are sure the next card will be one of these high-value cards. This can be a good strategy if you’re making your final decision as to whether or not to double down after the dealer has already drawn her/his face up card (which is what most players do). It’s just as easy to double down on 10+ hands such as 10, J, Q or K so this hand type is known as split value. If your two cards total nine, ten or 11, you can double down and receive one more card, hoping it will be a ten, making you 19, 20 or 21. However, if the dealer’s face-up card is high, the chances are he, too, will make a good total with his second card, so it’s perhaps not worth doubling down in this case. If the dealer’s face-up card is a poor five or six, you might assume his second card is a ten, giving a total of 15 or 16. In this case, he must take another card and will likely go bust.
If you double down and go on to win the hand, you will receive the larger payout from the house. Spreading your bets across multiple hands is another betting option. If your two cards are the same value or two picture cards, you can split them to make two hands and receive one new card on each. You must add the same stake to the second hand, and then play them separately. There are many different options for playing blackjack, but when it comes to splitting and doubling down on your hands – this is the place to start!
About The Blackjack Terminology
Hole card: This is the name for the face-down card received by the dealer.
Insurance: If the dealer has an ace face up, players are offered insurance. You can bet half your stake and, if the dealer does make blackjack, you get a 2 to 1 insurance payout, which ensures you break even for the hand.
Push: If you and the dealer end with the same total, your bet is pushed back to you. It’s a tie or, as they say in poker, a split pot.
Card value: While your picture cards are valued ten, every other card is worth its face value, apart from the ace. You can use your ace as a high card, valued at 11, or as a low card worth one.
Dealer Peek: We know the best hand in blackjack is a blackjack. If the dealer is showing an ace, it’s possible his second card is worth ten, making 21. When the ace is showing, the dealer will ‘peek’ at the second card and, if he has made blackjack, he beats all players (unless another player also has a blackjack) and the hand ends there and then.
Soft ace: If your two cards include an ace, you can play with either a higher or lower total. So, if your hand is a six and an ace, you can choose to play your hand as total value seven or 17. If you hit and your next card is a five, your current hand reverts to 12, because the 17 + 5 would make you bust.
