Betting House Games – Black Jack
Posted in Blackjack on 02/04/2010 11:22 pm by Susan
Whether you are new to betting house gaming or a betting house veteran, chemin de fer is one of the easiest and most fun card games betting houses have to offer. The aim in vingt-et-un is to defeat the croupier by acquiring a hand value as close to twenty-one as as you can while not going over. To wager on twenty-one, you only require a general comprehension of the game rules and a desire to have fun.
So how do you reach twenty one? In blackjack, the cards have values. Number cards two up to ten are counted at face value, while every face cards (King, Queen and Jack) are valued at 10 points. The ace is a special card in black jack: you deduce whether it’s worth one or eleven points. Since casino gamblers are given 2 cards to begin, if you are given an ace and a ten valued card,you’ve achieved twenty-one-an instant win, as long as the dealer does not get 21 as well. This two-card winning hand is called a "blackjack"; hence the name of the game!
Casino rules for blackjack are basically the same at all betting houses. After you are given your first two cards, your choices are to take another card, hold, double your wager and take one card, split, or sometimes surrender.
When you participate in twenty-one at a casino, make certain to understand which game table to select. Most casinos have color coded blackjack tables according to the min wager the table accepts, typically 3 dollars, five dollars, twenty-five dollars or 100 dollars. In any betting house, it’s a given the $3 and 5 dollar tables will be filled, but they’re great for novices at casino games due to the fact that all of the cards are distributed face-up, instead of the 1up, 1down concept at higher tables. So the next instanceor the first instanceyou visit a casino, be sure to stop at the black jack tables and aim for twenty-one!