Know the house rules


Blackjack is a race card where each player tries to reach number 21. Who passes the 21 "burned" once and lost. Who's that with the division receives 21 cards, wins immediately. Big polish is Jack. If no one reaches - 21, the winner is the one who managed to get close to - 21 more than his colleagues.

Numbers on the cards represent the value: card numbers 2 through 10 are worth the amount stated on them. Nobility cards - jack, queen and king - are worth ten points. Ace is worth one point or 11 points, according to the player's decision at any given moment. Series of cards - rose, heart, diamond clover - meaning no blackjack. 2 is 2. 6 It 6. Ten for ten. Even when he painted like a king.

Illustration of life: a hand containing an ace and - 2 will be equal to three (1 +2) or 13 (11 +2), by decision of the player. If added to a third card, say the prince, the hand will be equal to or 13 - 1 (SS) and 2 (2) and 10 (prince) or 23-11 (SS) and 2 (2) and 10 (prince). Since the number higher than 23 - 21 loses immediately, each player decides to Las his wise, at this point, the value of point 1, thus giving the wrong value - an impressive 13.

The following rules relate to the casino version of the game, where players do not face one against his brother, but anyone playing against Miller Blood ", which divides the cards and banker, who represents the casino manager his moves not at his discretion, but according to preset rules known to all. Still, winning most of the time.

Table Blackjack (picture courtesy of a gambling site in Czech)
Table Blackjack (picture courtesy of a gambling site in Czech)
Beginning of each round the participants assume the Himorihm on the table, each under consideration.

Then, the dealer distributes cards from the facility - an elongated card called "sandal" (Shoe). "Sandal" contains, typically, four, six or eight decks of cards identical wrecked each other well until they became one huge pack. He gives two cards to each player and two cards to himself. Another pair of cards of each player is visible for anyone to see, in Dilek one card is visible and one lying upside down, his face hidden.

This is Slshachknim have nothing to hide: they are not playing against each other. As described below, the discovery of the cards also helps all the players. Discovery cards can not affect the dealer. Decisions moves dictated by preset rules.

After the division of cards, each participant received "Blackjack" - that's 10 assists and parchment - provided hands in delight and gets back his bet my money, and add at the rate of 3:2. If you bet on $ 20, he will receive for blackjack the - the original 20, and 30.

Each player who received "Blackjack" game during one turn, which is trying to get as much as possible close to the sum of 21. He may request additional cards at will, one by one, by giving instruction "Hit". He may stop at any time to take cards by giving the order "Stand". He may also pass the number 21 by mistake and lose the bet immediately - a common practice among many gamblers. The player may not change the height of his bet in the same round, except the following cases Lbslost :

Doubling the bet: early turn, Cslfnio only two cards dealt to him, a player may double the amount of two times his original bet. After doubling he gets another card, followed by an automatic pass into Stand.




Split: If you were a player two cards of the same value, he may separate them and double the bet. After separation divided additional card for each individual cards, and two new cities Tsohakna two "hands" separate, one by one.

Insurance: If the dealer's visible card is an Ace, each participant may, at the beginning of his turn, deposited by the dealer "insurance premium" at half the original bet. The purpose of Big Insurance "This dubious is to protect the loss for" polish actor Jack of the dealer. If the opposite is the 10th card (dealer has "blackjack"), the player wins 2 times the amount of insurance, in fact finish the round without a loss. If the number of the card revealed a low ten reverse, the player loses the deposit insurance.

Some Las Vegas casinos the player may also surrender his turn in early, thereby recoup half the bet automatically lose the other half.

After all the actors perform all their actions, it was the turn of the dealer. Casino dealer is subject to strict rules: As long as the hand value of 16 or less, he must draw an additional card. Once hair reaches his hand - 17 or more, he stops pulling. Must not prefer to stay on 16, he must not take chances and pull a card when he has 17. According to tradition, the Dealer must not even exploit the value of flexible Haas: if reached - 17 with an Ace (for example, if the cards are 2, 4 Boas calculated as - 11), it must stop, he must not, in this case, to Las A value of 1.

Once stopped, the dealer compares his cards for cards of all players who were burned in turn. He pays all his own with the high amount, takes the money to those who have a low amount of his own, and returns the bet to those with a draw - an action called "Push." If the dealer himself and burned - for example, if reached - 16, then drew another card 8 placed him on 24 - he loses players to pay all of their money is still on the table. players lost in turn, a minute ago, did not receive anything.

After dividing the money winnings, start a new round.