BLACKJACK
FOR BEGINNERS:
The
purpose of this page is to give you the bare minimum to play in
Vegas, hold your own and not embarrass yourself.
Based
on the fact the dealer will always draw cards until he hits 17
or better and certain probabilities the following are some hard
and fast guidelines:
- Draw
until you have 17 or better if the dealer has 7 or better
showing. In the more advanced strategies you'll learn
that you might not want to stay with some soft hand combinations.
Soft hands being hands with an ace (used as an 11). Except
Blackjack.
- Always
watch for a weak dealer hand. The dealer has a weak hand when
he has a 2 - 6 showing. Some hands like 5-6 are extremely
weak. The odds of the dealer busting with a 5 or 6 are high.
Reason being a dealer pretty much has to draw 2 cards minimum
with a 5 or a 6. The strategy when the dealers hand is weak
is to stand pat and stay with cards whether they look good
or not.
- When
a dealer has 2-6. You would stay on anything from 12 to
21.
- Always
double down on 10 or 11 when the dealer is showing 9 or less
when you have 10 and 10 or less when you are showing 11.
You have strong hand, take advantage of it by doubling your
bet.
- Always
Split 8's and A's. Chances of busting with two 8's is
high, and it's doubtful you want to stay with 16. Splitting
Aces gives you the chance to go for two Blackjacks.
- Never
split 4's, 5's or 10's. Fours aren't good, two 5's are
10 (a strong hand), and two 10's are 20 (a good hand)
The
next step for you after you have mastered the Beginners section
is to move on to the Basic Blackjack Strategy.
Here you will learn a much more advanced level of play. You
can download the Basic Blackjack
Strategy word document for $5 or if you join
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