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BLACKJACK STRATEGY AND RULES
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How to Play Blackjack
Blackjack also known as 21 is a great game to play online.
Object of the Game
To draw cards as totaling closer to 21 than the dealer without
going over 21 (bust).
The cards are dealt clockwise from a dealing "shoe." Each Player
is dealt two cards, face up; the Dealer takes two cards, one face
up (up card) and one face down (hole card). Cards 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 count at face value. Picture cards (Jack, Queen,
King) count as ten. Aces count as one or eleven, whichever is
to the Player's advantage, e.g., Ace + 8 = 9, or Ace + 8 = 19.
If you receive an Ace and a Ten value card as your first two cards,
you have Blackjack. The Dealer will announce Blackjack, pay you
one and one-half times the bet, then remove those cards before
acting on any other hands. However, if the Dealers face up card
is an Ace or Ten value card, he will act on all hands.
If he has Blackjack, the hand will be a Push (Standoff). You
neither win nor lose. If the Dealer makes 21 with 3 or more cards,
the Players Blackjack wins. If you do not have Blackjack on your
first two cards, you may decide to stand (draw no more cards),
or hit (draw more cards) until you decide to stand. If your card
count goes over 21, you lose. In the event that the Dealer has
Blackjack, a Players 21 will lose. The Dealer must always hit
on 16 and stand on 17. If the Dealer goes over 21, he must pay
all hands remaining on the table.
DOUBLING DOWN
After you are dealt your first two cards, unless you have
a point total of 21, you may decide to double down. In this case,
you can increase your bet by an amount up to your original bet.
You will then be dealt only one more card. SPLITTING PAIRS If
your first two cards have the same point value, (10, Jack, Queen,
King they do not have to be matched pairs), you may split them
and form two separate hands by wagering an amount equal to the
original bet. Each hand will be played and completed in turn.
You may draw as many cards as you wish on each split hand, with
the exception of splitting Aces. If you split Aces, only one card
will be dealt to each Ace. You may double down on split hands.
You may split pairs twice (for a total of three hands) on a seven
player table and split pairs three times (for a total number of
four hands) on a six player table. If you split Aces, only one
card will be dealt to each Ace. If a Ten value card is dealt to
either Ace, the hand is counted as 21, not Blackjack. INSURANCE
If the Dealers up card is an Ace, he will announce insurance.
You may make an insurance bet before any other Player receives
a third card. This involves placing a separate bet, of up to one-half
of your original bet, in front of your original bet. The insurance
bet is entirely separate from the original bet. If the Dealer
has Blackjack, you will be paid two to one on the insurance bet.
If the Dealer does not have Blackjack, you will lose the insurance
bet.
BLACKJACK
In the event that the Dealer has Blackjack, the Player can only
lose his original wager; split and double down bets are returned
to the Player. In the event that the Player has Blackjack and
the Dealer does not have an Ace or Ten value card as the first
face up card, the Dealer shall pay the Player's Blackjack wager
at odds of 3 to 2 and remove the Player's cards prior to any Players
receiving a third card. If the Dealers face up card is an Ace
or Ten value card, all Players hands shall be acted upon
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Knowing basic strategy is critical to you gaining an advantage over
the house. The basic strategy (for a particular set of rules) was developed
by a computer simulation, which performed a complete combinatorial analysis.
The computer played tens of thousands of hands for each blackjack situation
possible, then statistically decided as to which play decision favored
the player. The charts below are the results of this computer analysis.
Las Vegas Single Deck Basic Strategy Table
|
Dealer’s
Up Card |
Your
Hand |
2 |
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
A
|
| 8 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 9 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 10 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
| 11 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
| 12 |
H
|
H
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 13 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 14 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 15 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 16 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 17 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,2 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,3 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,4 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,5 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,6 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,7 |
S
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
S
|
| A,8 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
D
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,9 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,A |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
| 2,2 |
H
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 3,3 |
H
|
H
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 4,4 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 6,6 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 7,7 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
S
|
H
|
| 8,8 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
| 9,9 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
S
|
| 10,10 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
Las Vegas Multiple Deck Basic Strategy
|
Dealer’s
Up Card |
Your
Hand |
2 |
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
A
|
| 8 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 9 |
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 10 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
| 11 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
| 12 |
H
|
H
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 13 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 14 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 15 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 16 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 17 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,2 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,3 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,4 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,5 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,6 |
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,7 |
S
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,8 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,9 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,A |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
| 2,2 |
H
|
H
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 3,3 |
H
|
H
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 4,4 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 6,6 |
H
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 7,7 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 8,8 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
| 9,9 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
S
|
| 10,10 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
Atlantic City Multiple Deck Basic Strategy Table
|
Dealer’s
Up Card |
Your
Hand |
2 |
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
A
|
| 8 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 9 |
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 10 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
| 11 |
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
| 12 |
H
|
H
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 13 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 14 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 15 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 16 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 17 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,2 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,3 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,4 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,5 |
H
|
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,6 |
H
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,7 |
S
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
D
|
S
|
S
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| A,8 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,9 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
| A,A |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
| 2,2 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 3,3 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 4,4 |
H
|
H
|
H
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 6,6 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 7,7 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| 8,8 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
| 9,9 |
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
P
|
P
|
S
|
S
|
| 10,10 |
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
S
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Blackjack Strategy and Rules
