PLAY BLACKJACK

To play blackjack, all you need to know is that your cards when added as a total must not exceed 21. When you play blackjack, the card values are as follows:

Ace: In Blackjack an Ace counts as either a Low card, a one, or as a high card, an eleven. An Ace forms half of a blackjack hand.
2 – 10: In blackjack, all numbered cards count as their face value, with a 2 being the lowest, and a ten being the highest. A ten in blackjack can form the other half of a blackjack hand with an ace.
Jack, Queen, King: In blackjack, all face cards count as 10, these cards in blackjack can also form the other half of a blackjack hand with an Ace.

When blackjack is played, someone has to be the dealer, in casinos the casino provides the blackjack dealer, however when you play it casually, one person will have to be nominated as the dealer, this dealer will play against one to seven other players. The dealer will deal one card to all players, including themselves. There are many variations as to what the rules are for this first card, many people play with their entire hand open, but some people like to play with their half their hand closed. No matter what the variation, the dealer will always have one open card. In the European way of playing blackjack, the dealer only receives their second card after all players have received theirs. However As most of the blackjack that you will play online is based entirely on the American style of playing blackjack, the dealer will have one hidden card, and one open card.

Because the object of blackjack is to get as close to 21 without going over, you might not have a high enough hand with your 2 initial cards, so therefore you will ask the blackjack dealer to “Hit” you, this means the dealer will give you another card. If you are happy with your hand, either after the first two cards have been dealt, or whether you need to “Hit” a couple of times, you can then stand, which brings to the end your turn. How this hand stands, is what your total for that round of blackjack will be.

This is how to play blackjack, in the most basic way, there are more advanced ways to play blackjack, but just to play, this is what you need to know.