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The name - The most powerful hand possible is a hand value of twenty-one in your first two cards. This hand contains an ace and a ten valued card and is known as a "blackjack"
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The Card Values |
| The cards two through ten have a numerical value equal to the number printed on the card. All face cards (Jack, Queen and King) as well as Tens have the value of ten. Aces may be counted as either eleven or one. In the game of blackjack, card suits have no value. Always count the ace as eleven until a count of eleven will put your hand over twenty-one, then count the ace as one |
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Soft and Hard Hands |
| When you have an ace in your hand that counts as eleven, you have what is known as a "soft hand". If you hold no aces or have an ace in your hand that can only count as one, you have a "hard hand". Think of an ace in your hand as flexible or "soft" because the hand value can always be reduced. Whenever you have a soft hand, you hold a distinct advantage over the dealer. This is because you can never bust when you hit a soft hand. |
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Bets and the Deal |
| Minimum bets are usually $1.00 up to $100.00. Maximum bets are generally as high as $5,000.00, but they can be higher through special arrangements with the house. At the start of each hand, the player places his bet in the square on the table or on a number of squares if playing multihand blackjack. The dealer always deals his own cards face down. After the dealer has dealt the player two cards, he will turn his first card face up. The face down card is referred to as his "hole card". After the player has played out his hand, the dealer will turn his hole card face up and, if necessary, hit his hand until he has a hand value of seventeen or more. |
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Blackjack Game Rules |
| If the first two cards dealt to you are cards of equal value, you may "split" the pair combination. All face cards and Tens are cards of equal value. When you split you play two individual hands. The right most hand is played out first. Any ace drawn to a split ten is not a blackjack. The dealer will need a blackjack to beat any hand of twenty-one. You may "double" on a hand which consists of two cards. You double your original wager. When you double down, you are dealt only one additional card to your hand. Doubling your wager whenever a favorable situation arises adds to your advantage. |
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Insurance |
| Insurance is another form of wager that is offered when the dealer has an ace showing. Those who take insurance are betting that the dealer has a blackjack. Insurance costs one-half your original wager, and the payoff, should the dealer have a blackjack, is two-to-one. Whenever you win the insurance bet, the dealer will pay you by leaving your original wager on the table. |
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