Blackjack Rules

Blackjack in the casino is played between a player and a dealer. The object of the game is to get a better total score than the dealer of casino. To do this, the player aims for a score of or as near to 21 as possible without exceeding 21. There is one more variant to gain a victory. Having any total score (not exceeding 21) the online blackjack player has a right to pass reckoning that the dealer will have bust.

Due to these rules the winner is considered to bet the player who gained the bigger cards score, not exceeding 21. If one of the participants (either a delaer or a player) has a bust, he loses automatically. The Blackjack combination, first two cards - Ace and Ten, is always winning.

In most of blackjack variants the dealer takes the cards till the score doe not exceed 16. It means the casino dealer takes up to 17 points or more. Due to this rule the player can hope for victory, passing. In such situation the visitor of Internet casino is quite easy to stop collecting cards and gives an opportunity to take cards to the dealer, hoping for the dealer's bust.

If the player of the online casino has got "Blackjack" combination, he wins automatically on the condition that the dealer doe not have the same hand. The draw is considered of the total sums of both player's and dealer's cards are the same. After such layout, the bet is returned to the player.

It is necessary to remember that "Blackjack" combination wins if the opponent has 21 in his hand, but with three or more cards.

The card values in online blackjack:

Aces count either 1 or 11. The player of the casino with an ace has a right to choose 11 or 1 depending on the total score. A combination with an ace as 11 is called 'soft'. For example, 'Soft 17' is an ace plus a six. A combination with an ace as 1 is called 'hard'. 'Hard 17' is an ace, a six and a ten.

Jacks, Queens, and Kings count 10. Twos to tens count at their face values.

Blackjack rules specifics

In many blackjack variants having dealt two cards to each player the casino offers you to double your bet. After doubling the croupier draws you only one additional card.

If the exposed croupier's card is Ace, the casino may offer you to make "Insurance" from the dealers' blackjack combination having for the additional bet. The profit of such insurance is that, if in case when the dealer has the blackjack combination, the player's insurance will be paid as 2 to 1. If the croupier won't get Blackjack, the player loses his bet.

Also in some blackjack variants the player has an opportunity to surrender. It means that after getting two first cards you may analyze your situation and if you consider it reasonable - surrender and lose the half of your bet. You should notice that you may surrender only after getting two cards, and the most substantial dealer's card by which you should surrender is Ace.

Most casinos offer their visitors higher payouts for 21 point, formed of three sevens or of more than five cards.

The casino secret is in the fact that you should make up your decision before the dealer. You risk more often trying to collect more points, having no idea about the croupier's cards that may be negligible. But you have more choices than the dealer, you may double your bet, split the pair of the same cards or even surrender. In any case – it is you, who makes the decision.