Blackjack Rules

7 10 2008
Blackjack!

After the first cards have been dealt, each player chooses either to HIT (get another card) or to STAND (to get no more cards, in such case the value the player has will be competing with the dealer’s hand).

All the players have played their hands, and then the dealer plays his hand out. There are strict fixed blackjack rules which do not allow the dealer to make his own decisions. One of the most important blackjack rules concerns the value of 17. This means that the dealer should draw cards until his hand reaches the value of 17 or above. Most of the time, these blackjack rules are written on the felt, saying “the Dealer Must Stand On All 17’s”.
Card Values according to Blackjack rules

* ACE – either 1 OR 11.
* 2 to 9 – values are as indicated.
* 10’s & Face cards – stand for the value of 10.

No priority is given to suits of the cards.
BLACKJACK (a NATURAL, a Natural 21) is a two card hand consisting of an Ace and a card with the value 10.
Natural beats a 3 card hand with the value of 21 (a total 21).
Soft Hands & Hard Hands

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