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Blackjack

Blackjack is reputed to be the most popular casino game

in the world. This is probably due to the fact that blackjack

or twenty one is the easiest game to understand and play,

with the main objective being to have cards totaling

twenty one or nearer to this than what the banker has. The

game, as it played in casinos, is usually played with several

decks (anywhere from two to eight decks) of cards mixed

together.

The dealer initially gives each player (up to eight players

can play) two cards, face up. Each player take turns

deciding what action to take. A player can decide to stand

or take no action, to hit or ask for more cards until he feels

his cards are stronger than the dealer’s, or get bust (where

the player has asked for one hit too many, and his cards

total more than twenty one).

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There are hundreds of tips and strategies that have been

developed to help one get better chances of winning in

this game. Statistics actually show that one is likely to win

47% of the time in blackjack. Some of the basic tips

offered are to never copy the moves of the dealer, and

never vent out one’s anger, frustration, or discontent on the

dealer.

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It is also better to sit in the middle of the playing table or

to the right-hand side of the dealer. This is supposed to

give one a better view of the cards that are dealt,

especially since the dealer starts with the player on his

left-hand side. You will also be better able to assess the

level of play at your table by watching the players as they

take on the house.

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There are side bets available in this game, and if one were

a beginner and not good at card counting (in fact do not

count cards unless one has really mastered it), then it is

best not to take the so-called blackjack insurance.

Insurance is a side bet that can be done when a dealer has

an ace, and the bet is that the dealer will get a blackjack.

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One basic strategy that a beginner blackjack player can

learn is the single deck strategy. This strategy is based on

mathematical computations and it shows what the proper

play one should make when given or dealt a particular

hand. Although this strategy is not fool proof it is able to

lessen the casino house’s advantage of winning. But that is

only if one is able to learn the charts inside and out and

memorize them by heart.

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The chart for the single deck strategy basically outlines

the different actions that should be done when faced with

the different combinations of hard totals, soft totals, and

pair splitting. A hard total is a hand where there are no

aces or the aces that are dealt are counted as one. A soft

total is a hand where the ace is counted as eleven. Pair

splitting is where one splits cards with similar values and

plays them as separate hands. The actions can either be a

hit (H), a stand (S), a split (P), or a double (D).

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