Blackjack is a very popular game, whether you are playing online live dealer blackjack or in a brick and mortar casino. It has one of the best percentages of return out of all the games. It is easy to play, and once you have mastered a few basic strategies, it can be loads of fun. Just follow some simple guidelines and jump onto a live dealer blackjack table for a new and exciting experience.
The game of blackjack (or Twenty-One) has been around since the 18th century. It has been derived from Vingt-un, which was a French game that was popular in the court of Louis XV. It has remained popular through the centuries and this popularity has spread virtually throughout the world.
 Blackjack is a game in which the Player competes against the dealer. Each player sits in a seat at a semi-circle table which has five playing positions. Wagers are placed on circles in front of each player before the hand is dealt. Some games are dealt from a single deck of cards, but most now deal multiple decks of cards from a container called a shoe. Most shoes are made up of 4 to 8 decks of cards, depending on the casino. The shoe is reshuffled after approximately half of the cards have been dealt
Rule of game: To get a hand higher than the dealer without going over 21.
If the face value of the cards is a Blackjack (Ace and a face card), or if the dealers cards are lower than yours, then you win. |
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Some casinos, like Lucky Live Casino and Dublin Bet Casino, offer what is called blackjack with early payout. This simply means that the casino pays based on the highest probability on the cards that are dealt to you based on basic blackjack strategy as if the cards were played out perfectly. This allows Dublin Bet Casino to offer one seat for multiple online players at a table with live players in each of the other seats and a live dealer. This mode of playing allows several players to sit in one seat, with virtually no wait time to join the table.
The more traditional type of blackjack offered by casinos like Europa Casino, Casino Tropez, and Vegas Red is called single seat blackjack. This mode of blackjack offers a seat for each player, who has control over the strategic play of the cards. While this form of blackjack can appeal to the more experienced player, be advised that there will most likely be a wait time to join the table.
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One of the biggest advantages of using Basic Strategy while playing Blackjack is the elimination of exceptions, ambiguity, and options. If you decide to veer from this course, you will ultimately cost yourself money.
Remember that not all Blackjack games are equal. Some rules favor the house, some rules favor the players. The basic strategies that are outlined here are based on the multi-deck shoes that are used in Casinos throughout the world.
The rules change on hitting or standing based on many variables. One of these variables is whether the hands dealt are hard hands or soft hands. A hard hand is one that does not have an ace; ie, the players total is the sum of the cards. The principles here are pretty straightforward and easy to follow.
If the dealer is showing a 2 or a 3, then you should hit on any total of 12. While this may seem a bit odd, you have to remember that the 2 and 3 are strong cards for the dealer. The dealer is probably not going to bust on a 2 or a 3, whereas your 12 isn’t any better than a 16, which will not win unless the dealer does bust.
At anytime that the dealer is showing a card that makes breaking likely, you want to make sure that you don’t bust first. With this in mind, when the dealer is showing a 4, 5, or 6, you will never want to take a hit on a hand that could bust you with a single card (any total of 12 or up).
When the dealer is showing a 7 or higher, you must keep taking cards until you make at least a 17. The reason behind this is that the dealer will most likely have a total of 17 or higher when all is said and done. Even if you have a total of 15 or 16, you should still take a card to give yourself every chance to win.
Deciding when to hit or stand on a soft hand (a hand that has an ace in it that can either be counted as an 11 or 1) can be a little more complicated. For example, an Ace plus a 2 and a 3 is considered a soft hand, since it can have a value of either 16 or 6. However, an Ace plus a 2 and a 9 is not considered a soft hand, since counting the ace as an 11 will total 22.
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