Basic Steps to Playing Blackjack
Whether you're playing blackjack online or you're under the
roof of one of a beautiful casinos in Las Vegas or Monte Carlo,
the good news about blackjack is that the rules are not only
universal, they're also universally easy to understand. In fact,
a kid of eight can easily master the skills necessary for
winning blackjack. Better yet, blackjack is very fun to play, so
it's rare that you'll find yourself bored when playing this game.
The Primary Objective of the Game In poker, the primary
objective would have to be something vague such as "getting the
best hand possible". But when it comes to blackjack, the
objective of the game is simple: the cards with an equivalent
value to 21 or the one nearest to it wins. Simple to understand,
isn't it?
Who is Higher and Who's Lower? In poker, you have to familiarize
yourself with what a flush looks like and what a full house
compromises, then remember which one is higher. In blackjack,
however, there are no card combinations to memorize. In fact,
all you have to do is compute what the value of your cards is
and if you still need to improve on it or stick with what you
have.
The counting system for blackjack is just like how it is with
Lucky 9, only it's a wee bit - emphasizing the wee here - more
complicated. Cards numbering two to ten are counted as they are.
Face cards - that would be the royal couple, the king and queen,
and of course, the third wheel, the jack - are equivalent to ten
while the ace can be calculated as one or eleven. You alone
shall be able to determine whether your cards would be better
off with an ace worth one point or eleven.
Who Wins and Who Doesn't? In poker, people who believe that
their cards are not that strong or up to par with their
competitors' immediately choose to fold or give up. In
blackjack, while there's no such thing as folding, there is such
as thing as an immediate game loss - this is what happens when
your cards are busted. Cards are busted when the value totals
something more than twenty-one.
If you have busted cards, you lose right away or have to wait
for the next round to play.
Betting Before you can play blackjack, you must always place
your bet on the table first.
Lastly, if your first two cards are identical, you can divide
them and play them separately.