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====== Blackjack ====== | ====== Blackjack ====== | ||
- | To play Blackjack, find a table in any casino and you can begin play instantly. Unlike poker, the system matches you with other players automatically, | + | To play Blackjack, find a table in any casino and you can begin play instantly. Unlike poker, the system matches you with other players automatically, |
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- | ===== Blackjack | + | |
- | * **S** - Say something | + | ===== Sitting at a table ===== |
- | * **Space** | + | {{: |
- | * **H** - Hit. | + | |
- | * **D** - Double. | + | Just click on one of the open arrow' |
- | * **P** - Split. | + | |
- | * **B** - Bet. | + | ===== Shortcuts ===== |
- | * **R** - Rebet. | + | {{page> |
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+ | ===== Basic Blackjack Rules and Playstyle | ||
+ | Blackjack is played with one or more standard 52-card decks, with each denomination assigned a point value. The cards 2 through 10 are worth their face value. Kings, queens, and jacks are each worth 10, and aces may be used as either 1 or 11. The object for the player is to draw cards totaling closer to 21, without going over, than the dealer' | ||
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+ | The best total of all is a two-card 21, or a blackjack. Blackjack pays 3-2--that is, a two-card 21 on a 50 Chip bet will win 75 Chips instead of the usual 50 Chips even-money payoff on other winning hands. However, if the dealer also has a two-card 21, the hand pushes, or ties, and you just get your original bet back. But if the dealer goes on to draw 21 in three or more cards, your blackjack is still a winner with its 3-2 payoff. | ||
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+ | **Hit**: If you hit, you take another card or cards in hopes of getting closer to 21. If the player' | ||
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+ | **Stand**: If you stand, you elect to draw no more cards in hopes that the current total will beat the dealer. | ||
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+ | **Double down**: You may elect to double your original bet and receive only one more card regardless of its denomination. You Cannot then Hit Again After | ||
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+ | **Split**: If your first two cards are of the same denomination, | ||
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+ | **Insurance**: If the dealer' |