Monday, January 15, 2007

Definition of Blackjack

The blackjack is a card game, own of the casinos, that consists of obtaining 21 by means of the sum of the values of the letters. The numerical letters add its value, the figures add 10 and the ace is a 11 or a 1 if the eleven would do al player to be passed from 21 in the total move. If 21 it is obtained with only two letters is considered blackjack and earns automatically.

It is played in a semicircular table with capacity normally for 7 players, each one of which has a set of pigeonholes marked under discussion to carry out its bet before each hand. This bet should be carried out in each hand, necessarily before be put in play the first letter

Development of the play

The banking distributes 2 letters to each player, the player has the possibility to be remained with those letters or to continue asking letter, without being passed from the 21 since loses automatically, desire finally the one that have the highest number or remove a blackjack. In turn the croupier has stiff rules to the ones that to be adhered: to ask provided that its puntaciĆ³n be 16 or smaller, and to be planted provided that its scoring reach 17 or upper. These rules will apply them independently of them played that they have each one of the players.

Rules of play in the casinos

According to the casino in which be played, the blackjack can have different rules. As it has been said, in essence is a matter of obtaining more scoring than the croupier trying to do of scoring 21, or being approached it more possible. In the greater case to obtain scoring the player charges a quantity equal to it wagered. Also the possibility to remove exists blackjack, in this case, the player charges to reason from 3 to 2 in base to him wagered. In the tie neither he is lost neither he earns. These rules govern in all the casinos U.S. and Europe.

The player is able also: DOUBLING.- Putting an additional bet to the primitive one, the croupier serves him al player a single letter on the two initial. Each casino has rules for this move; some permit to double always they be which it be two first letters, other alone they permit to double if the two first letters add 9, 10 or 11. SEPARATING: If the two first letters are of the same numerical value, the player can separate them, putting an additional bet. On each one of the letters separated him he is served one more, constituting each play of two letters an independent move. If the second letter served on each move is equal to the first one, can separate again that move putting another additional bet, and so on. ASSURING: Move that consists of wagering to that the croupier will obtain Blackjack, when its first letter is an Ace. Itself it cannot be wagered in this played above the half of the initial bet. If the croupier obtains blackjack pay al player two times the bet of the insurance. Be YIELDED: If it considers that its two first letters will not be capable of conquering al croupier, being yielded alone al will be charged him player the half of its initial bet. This rule does not exist in many casinos, mainly the Europeans.