BlackJack
Hard to find an easy game to learn blackjack. In one sentence, it's you and the dealer who comes to competing cards amount to 21 without going through this number. Passed the 21? Burns. Sitting right next to you other players apart from the dealer, but some simplicity in this game everyone is a united front against the nerd with the West. And true, it does not guarantee victory, but for that we are here.Cards. Dealer pulls playing cards from a facility known as the "shoe" or "sandal", which is well beaten 4-8 decks. He divides each player two cards face, and himself one card is visible and one hidden. The cards are counted, according to the numbers they represent, except the royal cards - Jack, Queen and King - counted about 10. The only card that allows some flexibility in the game is the ace that can be counted as well as 1 and 11. If you received the first partition A, you have what is called "soft hand". But we'll get to it right away.
Bet. Round Blackjack begins to gamble you take - money in the form of chips you are there before you receive the cards. You can bet the minimum (say $ 5) or more. If you bet $ 10 and won (or lost), you will gain (or lose) the same amount. If you win in blackjack - that the arrival of 21 with two cards only - will benefit ratio of 3: 2. That's right, $ 15.
So much is clear? Come on, start to play.
Language. Those fortunate enough to start and got on blackjack, can lean back with satisfaction and get double his bet money one half. Those who do not, get one line to play it. Your turn, you may request another card (Hit), and then another and another until you have enough, or until burned and passed the 21st.
How to ask for another card? With finger. Calm, not in the eye of the dealer, just a light tap of fingers on the table. How reject receiving another card? Traffic signal with his hand in the air from side to side which means stop Stand)), or Hebrew: Let me Bamas'c.
Dilemma. If you receive two cards that come along to 11, does not take a genius to figure out that you should take another card: your chances of getting a card worth 10 to 21 complete you are not bad at all, given the amount of these cards lies sandal. So you're asking for another card. And get, say, 4. Now you've a problem: the arrival of 15, and who knows whether you should continue to take the risk out cards with you a card higher than 6 and cremated, or stand and hope the dealer will burn you.
Indeed dilemma. what will you do? Take a gander at the table we provide here at the end of the article. Together with the dealer's visible card she will direct you to step in with a chance to get you the highest profit. Apart from it, there are three steps that can help you improve your position: doubling the bet, split and insurance.
Black Jack
Black Jack table Photo: Oded Karni
Doubling the bet. You have the option to double your bet - at the beginning of your turn, after you have received your first two cards. But do it only if you are sure that your chances are good: Once you get a doubling is allowed only one card and that's it.
The split. If you receive two cards of the same value (say two aces), you can bet with each of them separately on the initial amount it died. The dealer distributes an additional card for each split cards; If the same split will receive an additional card, you may also split it, and so for each card the same as the one after.
Insurance. If the dealer has received an ace, you can insure yourself against bad prospect at all non-hidden parchments its worth 10, and you know what that means. Height insurance is half the original bet if the dealer goes blackjack, you get your insurance multiplied by 2, that is not winning or losing. If you did not leave him, you went to the insurance, regardless of whether you win or lose a round.
Dealer. Okay, you play, Faisal, adventure and manage to stay in the game. Now comes the turn of the dealer make the hidden card. Hence he continues to play by the rules agreed upon in advance if what he has in hand less than or equal to 16, it must continue to take cards. Once it reaches 17 or more, he stops.
Note: Even if the dealer comes to 17 with an ace - for every other player can recall, considered 1 or 11 - he still must stop. In short, much discretion does not have a, pardon the West. For you it could be a robot dealer. And according to the devilish grin you implies your eggs in his basket right away, also would have been better.
The end. Okay, dealer stopped. It's time to compare with your own. Well, leave jokes now. Did you get taller? You earn. lower? You're losing. You went justiciable? Your bet comes back to you (the so-called Push) no gain or loss. If the dealer drew one card too and burn every table gets, except for those who burned himself. At this point the round of blackjack. It's time to distribute or collect the money, and start a new round.
