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A Matter of Winning and Losing: Tips on Playing Blackjack
Blackjack is one of the most popular card games in the world. One of the reasons for its great popularity is that it is one of the easiest card games to learn and play. It is far less complicated than are many other card games such as poker, since blackjack has no combinations to memorize.
The object of the game is simple; to get the sum of your two cards at or as close as possible to 21. When the value of your cards exceeds 21, you have lost the game.
Players will receive two cards once the players look at their cards, they must determine if they want to "stand" or "hit". Stand means that the player believe that they are close enough to 21 and will stay where they are. If the player says "hit", the player believes that they need more cards to get to 21.
Players may continue to draw until they exceed 21; at which point they have lost, or when they feel they are close enough to 21 and choose to stand. At this point, the players show their cards and the player closest to 21 wins.
As simple as blackjack is, there are still some strategies which can help you to gain an edge over other players.
Here's a list of some tips that players may find helpful:
1. If a player is at 17 or higher, it is always better to stand. However, if the player is between 13 and 16 with the dealer's card being 6 or lower, it is best to stand; but if the dealer's card is 7 or higher, it is a better idea to hit instead.
The idea behind this is that if the dealer's card is 6 or lower, the dealer may take another card, the assumption should be that the dealer's face down card is a ten. Players will then make the assumption that the dealer is banking on a bust and will then tend to stand at a lower number.
Players should always assume that the dealer's down card is 10.
2. If a player has eights or aces, they are better off splitting them, no matter what the dealer's showing card happens to be.
3. A player should not split 10s. The odds of going bust are great in this situation.
4. If the dealer is showing 4, 5 or 6, it's better for players to stand on a hard 12; or to hit if the dealer is showing a 2, a 3 or a 7 or higher.
5. Players should remember to never split fours, fives and face cards.
Blackjack is indeed a game of chance, but following these tips can give you an edge.
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