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Blackjack

by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
March 21, 2006

The game known as twenty-one and pontoon in British English is called as Blackjack. It is one of the most popular casino card games in the world. Most of blackjack's famous popularity is due to the mix of chance with elements of skill and decision making it also includes the publicity that surrounds the practice of card counting, a skill with which players can turn the odds of the game in their favor by making betting decisions based on the values of the cards known to remain in the deck. Blackjack's predecessor was vingt-et-un, i.e., twenty-one, which originated in French casinos around 1700, and did not offer the 3:2 bonus for a two-card 21.

Blackjack was not very popular in the United States when it was first introduced, so gambling and houses tried offering various bonus payouts to get the players to the tables. One of the popular bonuses was a 10-to-1 payout if the player's hand consisted of the ace of spades and a black Jack, either the Jack of clubs or the Jack of spades. Now this hand was termed blackjack and the name stuck even though the bonus payout was soon abolished.

How to play blackjack

The play blackjack is played as follows. When the dealer has blackjack and the player doesn't, the player automatically loses, when the player has blackjack and the dealer doesn't, the player automatically wins, if both the player and dealer have blackjack then it's a push, when neither side has blackjack, then each player plays out his hand, one at a time, after all the players have finished the dealer plays his hand. The options before the player for playing his or her hand are as explained. Hit: take another card, Stand: take no more cards, Double down: double the wager, take exactly one more card, and then stand, Split: double the wager and have each card be the first card in a new hand. When both cards have the same value then only this option is available. Surrender: forfeit half the bet and give up the hand. This was common during the early- and mid-20th century, but is no longer offered at most casinos. Some common rules in blackjack variables are shown. One card split aces: one card is dealt on each ace, player's turn is over, early surrender: player has the option to surrender before dealer checks for Blackjack, late surrender: player has the option to surrender after dealer checks for Blackjack, double-down restrictions: double-down allowed only on certain combinations, dealer hits a soft seventeen.


 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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