What is surrender?

Some casinos offer player the option to surrender on the first two cards. If the player does not like his prospects, he may forfeit half the bet as well as his cards. If the dealer has a ten or ace showing, and the dealer peeks at his hole card for a blackjack before the first players... 

How to play hard hands

A hard hand in Blackjack is two starting cards that do not contain an ace. If you have eight or less, always hit. If you have nine: Double if the dealer has 3 thru 6 – otherwise hit. If you have 10 : Double if the dealer has 2 thru 9 – otherwise hit. If you have 11: Double... 

Blackjack Slight Variations

Because internet blackjack has an element of player choice, players can reduce casino advantage to less than 1% by playing optimally. The complete set of optimal plays is known as basic strategy. There are slight variations depending on the house rules and number of decks. Composition-dependent Online... 

Blackjack Variants

Pontoon is an English variation of blackjack with significant rule and strategy differences. However, in Australia and Malaysia, Pontoon is an unlicensed version of the American game Spanish 21 played without a hole card; despite the name, it bears no relation to English Pontoon. Spanish... 

Blackjack Glossary

Blackjack Glossary: Definitions of various blackjack related terms. Complete dictionary or glossary of blackjack phrases, and will gradually grow larger over time as we add more words and definitions below. Anchor: Last taken sit to the dealers right. Banker: In a card game, dealer...