Blackjack Game Betting Information and Blackjack Single Preview

Internet Blackjack Game - Premise

Each player is dealt two cards and is then offered the opportunity to take more. The hand with the highest total wins as long as it doesn’t exceed 21; a hand with a higher total than 21 is said to bust or have too many. Cards 2 through 10 are worth their face value, and face cards (jack, queen, king) are also worth 10. An ace’s value is 11 unless this would cause the player to bust, in which case it is worth 1. A hand in which an ace’s value is counted as 11 is called a soft hand, because it cannot be busted if the player draws another card.

The goal of each internet blackjack player is to beat the dealer by having the higher, unbusted hand. Note that if the player busts he loses, even if the dealer also busts (therefore Blackjack favors the dealer). If both the player and the dealer have the same point value, it is called a “push”, and neither player nor dealer wins the hand. Each player has an independent game with the dealer, so it is possible for the dealer to lose to one player, but still beat the other players in the same round.

A two-card hand of 21 (an ace plus a ten-value card) is called a “blackjack” or a “natural”, and is an automatic winner. A player with a natural is usually paid 3:2 on his bet.

The player’s turn is over after deciding to stand, doubling down to take a single card, or busting. If the player busts, he or she loses the bet even if the dealer goes on to bust.

After all the players have finished making their decisions, the dealer then reveals his or her hidden hole card and plays the hand. House rules say that the dealer must hit until he or she has at least 17, regardless of what the players have. In some casinos a dealer must also hit a soft 17 (a combination of cards adding up to either 7 or 17, such as an ace and a 6).

If the dealer busts then all remaining players win. Internet bets are normally paid out at the odds of 1:1.

Blackjack - Payout Table

Blackjack Player Options

1. Hit - Take another card.
2. Stand - Take no more cards.
3. Double Down - Double the wager and take exactly one more card, and then stand.
4. Split - Double the wager.
             Split the cards and have each card be the first card in a new hand.
             Option is only available when cards have the same value.
5. Surrender - Forfeit half the bet and give up the hand.