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by: Gayle Mitchell.
For casino players who use basic strategy, blackjack tables with specific conditions and rules offer an opportunity to compete on a level playing field with the casino.

Blackjack is what I call a ‘value’ casino game.

Some of those specific conditions and rules that combine to offer up the best blackjack tables are: ‘Dealer Must Draw to 16 and Stand on All 17s’ statement, use a single deck, have no restrictions on doubling down, allow re-splitting, and have a surrender option available.

Let’s review some basic terms of the game:

21 wins: An ace is counted as 1 or 11, face cards 10, all other cards counted as marked.

Hard Hand: a hand that does not include an ace. What you see on your two cards is your total count, such as 9 + 8 = 17.

Soft Hand: a hand that includes an ace in first two cards dealt. It has two values, depending on whether you use the ace as 1 or 11. So, a 5 and an ace could be 6 or 16.

Stiff Hand: a potential bust hand, such as a 13 or 14, but especially a hard 15 or 16, which are the two worst hands you can get (unless the 16 is two 8’s, then you split).

Push: same count as the dealer -- a tie -- no money is exchanged, you do not win or lose.

Burn Cards: number of cards casino discards at the beginning of a new shuffle.

Multiple Decks: four or more decks played in a game, always dealt face up.

Single or Double Decks: played in a game, first two cards are dealt face down.

If you play blackjack with poor strategy or instinct, you give the casino an advantage of over 5%.
Remember, focus on the dealer. The objective is not to get as close to 21 as possible, but to beat the dealer. It’s very possible to win with a 13 or 14 count.
For this first part of your blackjack education, I have included a strategy card that will assist with those crucial blackjack decisions.

  BLACKJACK STRATEGY CARD

DEALERS UP CARD

 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X A

5 - 8 ALWAYS HIT

9   D D D D D H H H H H

10 D D D D  D D D D H H

11 ALWAYS DOUBLE DOWN

12 H H S S S H H H H H

13-16 S S S S S H H H H H

17-21 ALWAYS STAND

A2 H H H D D H H H H H

A3 H H H D D H H H H H

A4 H H D D D H H H H H

A5   H H D D D H H H H H

A6 D D D D D H H H H H

A7 S D D D D S S H H H

A8 ALWAYS STAND

A9 ALWAYS STAND

22 P P P P P P H H H H

33 P P P P P P H H H H

66 P P P P P P H H H  H

77 P P P P P P P H H H

99 P P P P P S P P S S

H = HIT S = STAND D=DOUBLE DOWN 

P = SPLIT PAIRS

A = ACE X = TEN/FACE CARDS

NEVER SPLIT PAIRS OF FOURS-FIVES-TENS.

ALWAYS SPLIT ACES AND EIGHTS


Until next time we meet...Hit blackjacks and stand on your winnings!     


(Gayle Mitchell is author of Casino Gambling Made Easier books, E-Books, booklets & Slots Trilogy. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed)

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