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Gambling Casinos - Blackjack Poker
by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
Dec 13, 2006
Blackjack poker:
The Blackjack or the 21
or pontoon is one of the most popular card games till
date. It is a game in which the aim of the player is to
achieve a hand whose points total nearer to 21. The
total should be greater than the dealer’s hand, but
without exceeding 21. In Nevada casinos, this game is
called 21 rather than Blackjack. "Blackjack" is the name
of the same game played at home, with slightly different
rules mostly as house dealer is absent.
Card values:
Ace (of any suite) has
the 1 or 11(in case of soft hand) whereas 2 through 9
cards hold the face value and Jack, Queen, King all hold
the value 10.
The suits do-not hold
any importance in this game. It’s just the sum of the
points of the cards. In case of Ace there are some rules
for considering its value as 1 or 11 depending on the
cards that are drawn along with it. Its value changes so
as not to make it 21. For example: If the card pair is
(Ace, 8) the total would be 19 if the player makes a
‘stay’ else if he wants to withdraw another card after
that, the value of the card depends on the succeeding
card drawn. If the player decides to ‘Hit’ and gets a
(Ace, 8, 2) pair, then the sum is considered to be 21
and not 11.
(Ace, Queen),(Ace, King)
are considered as the 21s whereas (Ace, Jack) pair is
said to be a “Blackjack” or a “natural”.
The Jargon:
Terms used in Blackjack:
Stand: If the
player does not want to draw cards any further.
Hit: If player
wants to draw cards.
Double
down: If player wants to double the bet but, take
exactly one more card after that and stand.
Split:
This option is available only if the cards in hand have
the same face value and can be split in exact halves
else each card is considered as the 1st card
in 2 separate new hands. In split, the bet is doubled.
Surrender:
If the player wants to give up his hand. In this process
the player looses half of the placed bet.
The Actual Game:
When all the
players have finished, the dealer plays his hand.
The play goes
as follows:
If the dealer
holds the
blackjack and the player doesn’t, the dealer wins
else the player wins. If both the player & dealer have
blackjack then it's a draw or is also called as a push.
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