Tips For Casual blackjack Players by Henry Tamburin, published on Wednesday, October 9 2002 Printable version I only visit a
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a year and play mostly slots. I’d like to play blackjack but I’m afraid I’ll make mistakes that would upset other players plus those strategy charts are to confusing. Can you give me any help?" A reader of www. casino.com recently emailed me this question. "I only visit acasino a couple of times
a year and play mostly slots. I’d like to play blackjack but I’m afraid I’ll make mistakes that would upset other players plus those strategy charts are to confusing. Can you give me any help?" I think I can. Let’s start with the basic rules and then I’ll show you a simplified playing strategy that’s easy to use. The objective of blackjack is to beat the dealer’s hand by either having your hand total higher than the dealer’s hand or by not going over a total of 21 when the dealer does. The cards in blackjack count their face value. All picture cards count as 10 and the ace can count as either 1 or 11. The highest hand is a blackjack, which occurs when the first two cards dealt to you total 11 (i.e. an ace and ten-value card). If you get a blackjack and the dealer doesn’t, you get paid 1.5 times your bet (bet $5 and win $7.50). Otherwise all winning hands are paid at even odds and if your hand has the same total as the dealer’s hand, that’s a tie and you don’t lose your bet (known as a push). Most casinos nowadays use 6-deck of cards and the player’s cards are dealt face up. Do not touch the cards (that’s a no-no). When you want to buy-in to a game, just take a seat, wait till the dealer begins her shuffling routine, place your money on the layout, and ask the dealer for chips. It’s best you play at the lowest minimum bet table that you can find ($5 or less). There are several playing options and hand signals that you must be aware of. If you are satisfied with the total of your hand and you want to stand, just wave you hand over the cards (remember not to touch them). If you want another card to try to improve the total of your hand, just make a beckoning motion with your hand and the dealer will give you another card face up. You can draw as many cards as you want but remember if the total of your hand exceeds 21, you automatically lose (that is known as busting or breaking). Most casinos will allow you to double down on any two cards. This means you can double your bet and then receive one and only one draw card. This is a good strategy when your first two cards total 11 or 10 since if you draw a ten you will have a strong 20 or 21. When you double down place the same amount of chips next to your original bet and the dealer will give you one draw card. If you are dealt a pair, you can split them into two hands. To do this, you would place another bet on the layout next to your original bet (same amount). Splitting 8’s is a good move because a 16 is a poor hand. To understand the simplified playing strategy that follows, you must be able to recognize a soft hand and hard hand. A hard hand is any hand that either doesn’t have an ace, or if it does the ace counts as 1 (e.g. 10-7 and 10-6-ace are hard 17 hands). A soft hand in blackjack contains ana ce counted as 11 (e.g.. Ace-6 is soft 17). If you found the basic strategy in charts too intimidating then I suggest you learn the following 6 simplified rules to get you started that was developed by Dan Pronovost and published in issue #32 of the blackjack Insider newsletter (www. casino.com/newsletter/blackjack/archive). Simplified Basic Strategy Rules 1. Dealer rules (H17): Draw on 16 or less, stand on 17 or greater. Exception: hit soft 17. Never take insurance or even money. 2. Easy splits: Always split aces and 8s. 3. Easy stands: Versus dealer 2 to 6, stand on hard 12 to 16. 4. Easy doubles: Double on 10 or 11 when your total is higher than the dealer's up card. 5. Soft doubles: double all 18 and less soft hands against dealer 4 to 6. 6. More splits: split all pairs (except 4s, 5s, and 10s) against dealer 2 to 7. The first playing rule in the simplified basic strategy rules above is equivalent to the dealers rule in casinos where the dealer must hit all 17’s except you should always hit soft 17. Rules 2 through 6 are just exceptions to the first rule. So for any hand, start with the action recommended by rule #1 then modify your strategy only if one of the other rules triggers. For example, suppose you were dealt 5-5 and the dealer’s upcard is a 4. Rule #4 would trigger and you should double down on the hand. Likewise suppose you were dealt a pair of 2’s and the dealer’s upcard is a 5. Rule 6 comes into play and you should split. Just remember that if rules 2 through 6 are NOT triggered, then follow rule #1 (e.g., you are dealt ace-5 (soft 16) and dealer shows a 7, you would draw). Once you’ve mastered the above 6 rules you’ll be getting returns that exceed 99%. 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