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THE OBJECT OF BLACKJACK
The object of Blackjack is for the player to get closer to 21 points than
the dealer, without going over. The number of points you have comes from your
cards. Every card you draw (take) gives you a different number of points. Cards
2 through 10 are worth their face value in points, all of the picture cards are
worth 10 points, and an Ace is worth 11 points. If, however, you (or the
dealer) go over 21 points and have an Ace, the Ace becomes worth only 1 point.
A hand with an Ace that is worth 11 points is called a 'soft' hand. If the
hand has no Aces, or it has Aces that are worth only 1 point, it is called
'hard' (e.g. 'soft 17', 'hard 17', where 17 is the number of points in the
hand). The suit of a card has no meaning in Blackjack.
PLAYING THE GAME
You must place your bet before you see any cards. Then, you and the dealer
are each dealt two cards. One of the dealer's cards is dealt face down. You now
must play out your hand. When you are done, and if you haven't busted, (gone
over 21 points), the dealer plays out his hand.
PLAYING YOUR HAND
These are the possible options you have when playing out your hand:
Stand - Stop drawing cards and let the dealer play his hand.
Hit - Draw another card from the deck and add its points
to your total.
Double - You double your bet and take one, and only one, more card.
The computer will automatically double your bet.
Split - If both of your original cards are the same, you can split
them into 2 separate hands. You must double your bet. The
computer will automatically do it.
The only time you can double or split is immediately after you are dealt
your first two cards.
The dealer is forced to play his hand by a given set of rules. If he has
less than 17 points he must hit. If he has 17 or more points, he must stay.
(In Northern Nevada, the dealer will take another card if he has a soft 17.) The
dealer cannot double or split.
BETTING AND PAYOFFS
You win if either 1) you are closer to 21 points than the dealer; 2) the
dealer busts and you haven't; or 3) you get a Blackjack and the dealer doesn't.
You lose if either 1) the dealer gets closer to 21 points than you; 2) you
bust; or 3) the dealer gets a Blackjack and you don't.
If both you and the dealer have the same number of points, or you both
have a Blackjack, that's a tie (Push).
If you win the hand you get paid off 1 to 1. (That is you get back your
bet plus that much again).
If you lose the hand you lose your bet.
If it's a push, you get back your bet.
If, during the course of playing out your hand, you double and/or split, and
then the dealer turns out to have a blackjack, you get back all your additional
bets. You only lose the original bet.
BLACKJACK:
If your first two cards are an Ace and a 10 point card, that's a Blackjack
and you get paid 3 to 2. (That is you get back your bet plus one and a half
times that much.) If the dealer gets a BlackJack and you don't, you just lose
your original bet, nothing more. If you and the dealer both have Blackjacks,
it's a push.
HINTS
Blackjack is a game of odds. For every combination of your cards and the
dealer's up card (the one that is showing) there are advantages and
disadvantages to staying where you are or taking another card. There are many
books on the subject of playing the best odds in blackjack. After reading
several of these books I came up with a 'formula'. Whenever you select the
'Hint' button, it will show you what the best thing for you to do is,
considering the cards you can see. This does not guarantee that you will win.
At best, using this 'formula', you can increase your odds of winning to about
53%. It is important for you to double or split when the computer tells you to.
Over a long period of playing you will probably lose more games than you win,
but by betting double when you have an excellent chance of winning the hand, you
should still come out ahead in money.