Blackjack Rules
To let the dealer know that you want to draw another card to your hand, scratch the table with the bottom of your cards lightly. The dealer will deal your additional cards on the table in front of your bet. Leave those cards on the table, but mentally add them to your total hand value.
Otherwise, you run the risk of making unnecessary and potentially costly mistakes. Knowing the game will also make it more enjoyable since you’ll know what you’re doing. If you hit you win on average 30% of the time and lose 70%. So many chicken out and stand no matter what the dealer shows. Others opt for the surrender option if it’s available figuring losing half a bet is better than losing it all.
If either the player or the dealer exceed 21 or “bust” the hand automatically loses. It’s totally legal and encouraged to come to the table with a credit card size cheat sheet of the basic strategies. A hand totally 21 points, but having more than two cards, loses to a two-card backjack/natural hand.
It should be noted in any case that splitting 10’s is almost always a poor play for the player. If Aces are split and the player draws a Ten or if Tens are split and the player draws an Ace, the resulting hand does not count as a Blackjack but only as an ordinary 21. In this case the player’s two-card 21 will push dealer’s 21 in three or more cards. But even for the casual participant who plays a reasonably good game, the casino odds are less, making Blackjack one of the most attractive casino games for the player. While the popularity of Blackjack dates from World War I, its roots go back to the 1760s in France, where it is called Vingt-et-Un .
Cards 2-10 are worth the value of the number on the face of the card. Numbered cards are worth the corresponding number indicated on the card. Face cards are worth 10, except for the Ace, which is worth 1 or 11.
After the initial deal, the blackjack rules indicate that the dealer will ask each player, in succession, if he/she needs one or more cards. As the player, you can ask for one or more cards(called a “hit”)until you either go over 21 (“bust”), or you think you have the best possible hand. When you play the house, you play against the casino, which is represented by the dealer. The dealer deals one card face up to each player, from left to right, with the last card going to the house’s hand, which is face down. The dealer will then deal one card facing up to each player and then the house.
