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        In this page devoted to Blackjack Game you will find everything you need to play Blackjack. Our notes on Blackjack Game will teach how to play Blackjack, win and be best at Blackjack.You will learn all about Blackjack rules, Blackjack table, Blackjack tips and Blackjack strategies. At Blackjack Game you can also get to know about Blackjack history, be transferred to the latest news from the Blackjack world, choose the best Blackjack games and of course play Blackjack online.

Blackjack rules.

Blackjack rules are quite simple. This simplicity partially explains the ever-growing popularity of Blackjack game and online Blackjack and, possibly, the huge budget of online Blackjack.The aim of Blackjack as well as online Blackjack is to accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over 21. According to Blackjack rules face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are worth 10 points and Aces are worth 1 or 11, whichever is preferable. Other Blackjack cards are represented by their number. If player and the House tie, it is a push and no one wins. Ace and 10 (Blackjack) on the first two cards dealt is an automatic player win at 1.5 to 1, unless the house ties. Blackjack rules say a player may stand at any time.

Blackjack table.

Getting started in both Blackjack and online Blackjack requires not only understanding of the method of playing, but also understanding of how this method is put into action at Blackjack tables. So it is important to know what Blackjack table looks like, and what each area of the Blackjack table is used for. Blackjack tables are set up in a half circle shape, where the dealer stands in the middle of the flat edge of the Blackjack table. Around the arc of the Blackjack table there are Blackjack seats and betting areas (sometimes a circle, sometimes a symbol, etc.), e.g. at the Bellagio in Las Vegas you will find a large scripted B on the Blackjack table area, where you are to place your bet, accommodating anywhere from five to seven players on average. To the left of the dealer sits the shoe, from which freshly shuffled Blackjack cards are drawn. A number rules of specific to the Blackjack table are written on the Blackjack table felt, which is how you can find out the dealer rules for hitting or standing, how well Blackjack pays, and what the rate for insurance is. As any of these rules can vary for different Blackjack tables, always take a look before you sit at a Blackjack table. The next thing to look for when or before you sit down is the Blackjack table minimum: the least you can bet on a single hand. It is also important to take note of the Blackjack table maximum. Any of Blackjack tables can accommodate no more than 7 players. Closest to the dealer will be the chip rack, where all of the Blackjack chips are stored; followed by the spot where the dealer places his cards. Then, in a semi-circle, the Blackjack players have their spot on the Blackjack table to lay down their bets, and closest to the players, is a white square box where the dealer lays the players cards.

How to play Blackjack (playing Blackjack).

According to Blackjack rules to win you need to beat the dealer without busting. You bust when your Blackjack cards total to more than 21 and you lose automatically. Both in Blackjack and online Blackjack the winner is whoever has closest to a total of 21. You reach 21 by adding up the values of the cards. The Blackjack table seats about 6 players. Either six or eight Blackjack decks of cards are used and are shuffled together by the dealer and placed in a card-dispensing box called 'Shoe'. Before receiving any cards players must place a wager. Then the players are dealt two cards face up. The Blackjack dealer gets one face up, one face down. Each player in turn either stays or takes more cards to try and get closer to 21 without busting. Players who do not bust wait for the dealer's turn. When all the players are done, the dealer turns up the down card. By Blackjack rules, on counts of 17 or higher the dealer must stay; on counts of 16 or lower the dealer must draw. If you make a total of 21 with the first two cards (a 10 or a face and an Ace), you win automatically. This is called 'Blackjack'. If you have Blackjack, you will win one and one-half times your bet unless the dealer also has Blackjack, in which case it is a Push or a Tie (or a Stand-off) and you get your bet back according to Blackjack rules. The remaining Blackjack players with a higher count than the dealer win an amount equal to their bet. Players with a lower count than the dealer lose their bet. If Blackjack dealer busts, all the remaining players win. According to Blackjack rules there are other Blackjack betting options namely Insurance, Surrender, Double Down, Even Money and Split. Insurance means side bet up to half the initial bet against the dealer having a natural 21 - allowed only when the dealer's showing card is an Ace. If the dealer has a 10 face down and makes a Blackjack, insurance pays at 2-1 odds, but loses if the dealer does not. Surrender is giving up your hand and lose only half the bet, while Early surrender is allowed before the dealer checks for Blackjack, finally in Late Surrender the dealer first checks to see if he has Blackjack and if he does, surrender is not permitted. Double Down means doubling your initial Blackjack bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one card only. Even Money means cashing in your bet immediately at a 1:1 payout ratio when you are dealt a natural Blackjack and the dealer's showing card is an Ace. Split Hand is to split the initial two-card hand into two and play them separately - allowed only when the two first Blackjack cards are of equal value, Hard Hand is a hand without an Ace, or with an Ace valued at 1 is said to be Hard in that it can only be given one value, unlike a Soft Hand that contains an Ace counted as 11. House advantage may vary with different Blackjack rules, but approximately 7% average without basic strategy, 0.5% or less with basic strategy. Card counting can reverse the advantage up to 1% to the player.

Blackjack tips.

To have a successful experience of playing Blackjack or online Blackjack, it is important to know and follow the following useful Blackjack tips.1. One of the basic Blackjack tips is to check if casino allows you to surrender, which means that you may forfeit half your bet and decide not to play the original hand against the Blackjack dealer. If so, surrender hard 15 against a dealer's 10, and 16 (but not 8's) against a dealer's 9, 10 or Ace. 2. Never take insurance unless you are counting cards. 3. Never split 10's. 4. Always split Aces and 8's, no matter what the Blackjack dealer's showing card is. 5. Double down on two card combinations totaling: 9 if the dealer's up card is 3, 4, 5 or 6, 10 if the dealer's up card is anything but a 10 or an Ace, 11 if the dealer's up card is anything but an Ace. 6. Always stand on hard 17 or higher if the Blackjack dealer's showing card is 7 or lower. 7. Always stand on hard 13 through 16 if the dealer's showing card is 6 or lower, but hit if the dealer's showing card is 7 through Ace. 8. Always stand on hard 12 or higher if the Blackjack dealer is showing 4, 5 or 6. 9. Hit a hard 12 if the dealer's up card is 2, 3, 7 or higher. 10. Hit until you have at least 17 against a dealer's 10. 11. Hit a soft 17 against a Blackjack dealer's 10. 12. Standing on 17 and lower relies entirely on the dealer's busting to win. Since you cannot bust a soft hand with just one hit, use the following Blackjack tip: - Hit soft 13 through 17 against a dealer's 7 or higher, - With hands of three or more cards, always hit soft 13 through 17, - Double down with two-card soft 13 through 17 against a dealer's 5 or 6. (You can only double - down with your first two cards) - Double down soft 17 against a dealer's 3 - Double down soft 15 through 17 against a dealer's 4 - Most Blackjack players will stand on soft 18, but you may find that in the long run you will be better off to hit a soft 18 if the dealer's up card is 9, 10 or Ace, stand on soft 18 if the dealer's up card is 2, 7 or 8, and double down if the dealer shows a 3, 4, 5 or 6 - Always stand on soft 19 or higher. Those are the basic Blackjack tips to learn and follow.

Blackjack strategy.

The key to playing successful Blackjack and online Blackjack is learning basic Blackjack strategy. Blackjack strategy means following the correct play and keeping the house edge down and having better chance to come out a winner. Generic basic Blackjack strategy is designed to be used against the baseline rules of Blackjack and online Blackjack. With basic Blackjack strategy the number of decks used in Blackjack game has no bearing on the situation. Each recommended play does not guarantee that you will win, but offers the highest odds of winning with any particular Blackjack hand. Understanding basic Blackjack strategy can make the difference between winning and losing, and Blackjack is the only casino table game where players can employ skill to affect the outcome of their play against the house.The foremost important part of Blackjack strategy is the decision a Blackjack or online Blackjack player has to make whether to hit or to stand on their hand. There are a few straightforward rules for both hard and soft hands in Blackjack. For hard hands in Blackjack, if the player's cards amount to 12 or higher, there are three rules: 1. Hit if the player hand totals 12 through 16 and the dealer has a seven or higher; 2. Stand on any hand totaling 17 or higher; 3. Stand if the player cards total 12 through 16 and the dealer has two through six. For soft hands there are only two rules: 1. Always draw to soft 17 or less; 2. Only draw on soft 18 if the dealer has an eight, nine or ten. Doubling down is the main method of Blackjack strategy by which a player can eliminate the Blackjack house edge so it is very important to remember when to utilize this option. For using Blackjack strategy in hard hands, there are three basic rules: 1. Double down when the player's cards total 11 and the Blackjack dealer has a ten or less; 2. Double down when the player's cards total 10 and the dealer has a nine or less; 3. Double down when the player's cards total nine and the dealer has a four, five or six.

For soft hands, there are also three basic Blackjack rules: 1. Double down with a soft 13 and soft 14 when the dealer has a five or six; 2. Double down with a soft 15 and soft 16 when the dealer has a four, five or six; 3. Double down with a soft 17 and soft 18 when the dealer has three through six. There are six easy rules that apply to splitting pairs in basic Blackjack strategy: 1. Always split a pair of aces or eights. A pair of aces totals either two or twelve but when you split them each card is worth eleven. When you split eights you are breaking up 16 which is the worst hand to have; 2. Never split fours, fives or tens; 3. Split twos and threes only when the Blackjack dealer has four through seven; 4. Split sixes when the dealer has three through six; 5. Split sevens when the dealer has three through seven; 6. Split nines when the dealer has two through six, eight or nine.

Blackjack system.

Blackjack System also known as card counting is an advanced method of playing Blackjack. The point of all gambling systems is to switch the odds from the house to the player. However in the gambling systems of such casino games as roulette and craps the outcome of one play has no effect on any future play, while the hand of Blackjack depletes the deck of the cards used in that hand, which means Blackjack system can alter the probability of certain events occurring on the next deal. Specifically, if the remaining cards have a higher proportion of 10-count cards and Aces than normal, it is more likely that a player will be dealt a natural, which is to the player's advantage. When the deck has more small cards such as 4s, 5s, and 6s, it is more likely that the player will be dealt a bad hand and bust, favoring the dealer. That?s what the Blackjack system is about. Because the house advantage in Blackjack is so small to begin with, it is quite common for a deck that happens to be "rich" in remaining 10 count cards and Aces to offer a positive expectation to the player on the next hand. By applying Blackjack system and keeping track of the cards played, a player can take advantage of these situations by betting larger amounts when the deck is in his favor and smaller amounts when it is not. In the long run, the deck will be unfavorable to the player more often than it is favorable, but it is the amount bet under each condition that counts. Using information about the deck's composition to alter strategy is also a part of the Blackjack system. It is difficult for most people to remember what cards have already been dealt, particularly from a multiple deck shoe. Therefore, most Blackjack system schemes assign a positive, negative, or zero point value to each card in the deck. Normally, low-value cards, such as a 2 or 3, are given a positive value, and 10s are given a negative value. The exact number assigned to the cards depends on the specific Blackjack system method. Practicing Blackjack system means mentally keeping a running tally of the point values as cards are dealt. To make the count an accurate representation of the percentage of "good" cards left in the deck, this running tally must normally be divided by a factor based on the counter's estimate of the number of undealt cards that are left. Blackjack system experts have an expectation of 1 to 1.6% gain; professional counters do exist, and number perhaps a few hundred. It is probably safe to say that the best Blackjack system pros earn in the very low six figures of US dollars, comparable with those in other mentally exacting fields. If the tally is sufficiently high, the Blackjack system user can increase his or her bet, and also may make modifications to basic strategy. All of these calculations must be accurate, at the same time that the dealer and other players may be talking to him, and it must be done in such a way that the casino does not notice that any counting is taking place, to avoid facing casino countermeasures. In practice, the vast majority of people who attempt to use Blackjack system lose money through errors; casinos that notice a counter will often check to see if the counter is good enough to have a positive expectation, and ignore them otherwise. In addition, a Blackjack system practitioner can play the Insurance bet if the count of faces is sufficiently high with potentially an advantage over the house; this bet is in general almost always disadvantageous. Blackjack system schemes that assign point values of ?1, 0, or +1 are called level one counts and are considered the easiest to perform. Slightly greater accuracy, at the cost of increased difficulty and likelihood of making mistakes, involves the use of multi-level counts, which assign point values of ?2, +2, or greater to the various cards. This greater range of point values adds to the complication of keeping an accurate tally in one's head. A final complication in Blackjack system involves the issue of how to treat aces. While playing out hands, Aces are slightly disadvantageous for the player, which implies that they should have a positive point count; but for purposes of getting a Blackjack, they are extremely valuable when they remain in the deck. Most Blackjack system schemes give aces a negative count, recognizing that there is a compromise involved in this process. Some schemes actually assign a zero value to aces, and require the counter to keep a separate side count of aces. The principle of Blackjack system is to bet more when the player knows the deck is rich in tens & aces. By doing this correctly the player can get an edge over the house between 0.5-1.5%. The reasons for this are, when the deck is rich in tens & aces there is more chance of a Blackjack, which pays 2.5x the stake. The dealer also has a higher chance of going bust as the house cannot stand on anything less than 17, where as the player is able to stand on a low hand. The method of practicing Blackjack system and keeping track of the cards is to -1 every time a ten or ace is played and +1 every time a 6 or lower card is played. If the overall score after several games is '+' then bet more. However, many online casinos are wiping away this 'loophole' by re-shuffling after each game. Not that they make a great effort to point this out, you may even see the animated casino dealer shuffle the deck on a rare occasion to give the illusion the deck is only re-shuffled periodically. The only time you may be able to use Blackjack system is in multi-player tournaments, however we have yet to come across casino to offer a multi-player game playing with single decks. Hence while it is possible, it's not realistic. On the other hand, since the deck is reshuffled every game, this makes each game independent of the previous. This opens up many gambling systems such as: Martingale - 'Double or Nothing' and D'Alembert - 'Pyramid.'

Martingale Method means winning by simply re-betting your previous stake. When you lose, double your original stake, hence if you then win your previous loss is cancelled out. This Blackjack system method is fine until you run into an unlucky streak and your losses can add up quickly. The dangers are: 1) Running out of money; 2) Reaching the table's betting limit. Do not forget that while you would expect the player to win as often as the dealer (aside from the slight house advantage), this is only applicable over time (in terms of 1000s of scenarios). The time of a casino session is a blink in the eye as far as statistics are concerned, don't be surprised to see the same side win ten times in a row.

D'Alembert Method. Blackjack system flows like a pyramid, you increase your stake by one unit every time you lose and decrease your stake by one unit every time you win. This Blackjack system only comes into effect when you have lost a round. Once you have recovered your loss go back to your original stake. This Blackjack system offers reasonable protection as the ups and downs and is more gradual compared with other systems.

The theory of Blackjack system, and the first counting scheme, was published in 1962 by American mathematician Edward O. Thorp in his book Beat the Dealer, which is now regarded as a classic in the gambling systems literature genre. Much of the specific detail in the work, however, is no longer up-to-date? end play, for example, has practically disappeared because the casinos no longer deal to the last card, in a response to the book. Also, the Blackjack system described (10-count) is harder to use and less profitable than the point-count gambling systems that have been developed afterwards.The most commonly used Blackjack system by most professionals (both players and surveillance) is Hi-Lo. It assigns -1 to 10's and Aces, +1 to 2 through 6. Higher level counts theoretically generate higher profits, but for most players, decreased playing speed and increased fatigue and error rates argue against their use. K-O, an unbalanced count (7's are also +1) developed by Ken Fuchs and Olaf Vancura (Knock Out Black Jack), is only modestly less effective than Hi-Lo, but is substantially less error-prone. In the early days of Blackjack system, it is undoubted that a few players were hugely successful. Ken Uston recounts his early successes?and court battles with the casinos?in his book Ken Uston on Black Jack. In reality, Ken Uston, though perhaps the most famous Blackjack system expert through his 60 Minutes television appearance and his books, was overall only a small winner. The most financially successful Blackjack system pros have made their fortunes in other businesses. Ed Thorp, for example, runs a successful fund.