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How to Play Black Jack

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The object of Black Jack, is to have your cards total twenty-one or as near to twenty-one as possible without going over. Everyone plays against the dealer (casino) who begins the game by dealing each player two cards and the house one card face up and one card face down.

The rules of Black Jack are simple. Cards are counted at their face value. Kings, Queens, and Jacks count as ten. Aces count as one or eleven. If the first two cards you are dealt total twenty-one, you have a Blackjack. Blackjack pays one and a half times your bet. You cannot lose but you could tie if the dealer also has a Blackjack. If you are dealt any combination other than Blackjack, you can either “stand” (don’t take no more cards) or signal the dealer for a “hit” (Take another card). The objective is to reach twenty-one or as close to twenty-one as possible without going over. You also want your hand to be closer to twenty-one than the dealer’s hand. If your card count is closer to twenty-one than the dealer’s hand, you win if it is less, the house wins. If you tie with the dealer, you “push” (meaning no one wins, and nobody loses).

If go over twenty-one (”bust”), you automatically lose. Once each player takes their turn, the dealer turns over the house card face down card. If the dealer has sixteen or less, the house must “hit” (take additional cards), until reaching seventeen or more. The dealer must stand on “soft” 17. A “soft 17″ is a hand that contains at least one Ace and can be counted as either seventeen or seven. If the dealer “busts”, the house must pay all the players playing in the game.

If you are dealt two cards with equal value, you have the option of “splitting” them into two separate hands. You must equal your original bet if you “split”. You may “split” a pair up to three times making four separate hands. You can have as many “hits” as you like on each hand. If you “split” a pair of Aces, you will receive only one card on each of the hands, but if one of the “hit” cards is another Ace, you may “re-split” (which creates four separate hands).

While playing Black Jack players have the option of increasing their bet by “doubling down”. After receiving your first two cards, you may “double down” on any first two cards. You can also “double down” after “splitting” a pair.

If the dealer’s “up” card is an Ace, you can make a “insurance” wager. You can wager any amount up to half your original wager that the dealer’s down card has a value of ten. If the card has a value besides ten, you lose and the dealer will take your insurance bet.

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  1. Angela Khristin Brown on February 19, 2008 9:29 am

    Always assume the dealer has a 10 valued card underneath his up or whole card. Statistics show the player has a greater chance of getting a 10 valued card. The player does not want to bust. The object of the game is for the dealer to bust. The object of the game is the player who comes closest to 21 and whose hand is higher than the dealer wins in Blackjack.

    Hit when the dealer has 7 to 9 and player has 2 to 11
    Stand when player has 17 to 21
    Stand when the dealer has 7 to 9 and player has 12 to 16
    Double down when the player has a 10 only
    Split Aces and Eights only

    This is not hard to explain to the class. We show a 6 minuet video. We demonstrated a 2 minutes and break into groups for a few minuets under observation. We demonstrate again and have students participate fro a few minuets. The students do individual practice and we review the 4 concepts with the class. It is not that difficult.

  2. Blackjack on February 19, 2010 3:49 am

    What is the object of the game of online blackjack ? It seems like the most fundamental question one should ask before starting to play blackjack, yet many blackjack players get confused. Many people will tell you that the goal in playing blackjack is to get as close as possible to 21. They are WRONG! The goal in playing blackjack is NOT to get as close as possible to 21. The goal in any blackjack game is to beat the dealer. And there is a big difference between the two.