Online Blackjack Rules
Blackjack is one of the most popular casino games today. The rules are very simple, with the game combining elements of chance with skill and decision making.
Hands in blackjack are scored by their total points, with the aim of the game being to have a hand totalling twenty-one, or as near to it as possible without going over. Hands that exceed 21 are called “bust” and lose the game.
The cards are valued such:
• 2 to 10 = face value
• Jack, Queen and King = 10 points
• Ace = 1 or 11, at the choice of the player.
Each player is in competition against the dealer, not the other players, so even if the dealer loses to one player, they can still beat the other players at the table.
The dealer will start by dealing two cards to each player as well as to himself, though one of the dealer’s cards will be left face-up. The dealer’s face-down card is known as “the hole card”.
Any player that is dealt a “blackjack” or “natural” – a two-card hand of 21 (a ten-value card and an ace) is an automatic winner and receives an automatic three-to-two on their bet.
If none of the players or the dealer has a blackjack, each player will play his hand by drawing further cards until deciding to “stand”, reaching 21, or going “bust”. Once all the players have finished, then the dealer will play his hand.
When the dealer takes their turn, they will reveal the hole card, and play the hand. The dealer must hit until he reaches a score of at least 17, no matter what the other players are holding. If the dealer busts, all remaining players win a payout of one-to-one.
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