Blackjack Tips


Here are some very useful tips when playing blackjack:

• Take a card on 16 or lower because you can't win unless the dealer bust.
• But stand anyway if the dealer shows a 4,5, or 6 because he his more likely to bust.
• Hit until you have at least 17 against a dealer's 10.
• Hit a soft 17 against a dealer's 10.
• "Doubling down" involves doubling your wager and getting one more card when you feel strongly that you will beat the dealer when doing so.
• Always stand on hard 17 or higher if the dealer's showing card is 7 or lower.
• Hit a hard 12 if the dealer's up card is 2, 3, 7 or higher.
• Always split 8's or 7's against a dealer's card of equal or lower value.
• Always split 2's or 3's against a 4, 5, or 6.
• Always split aces and eights.
• Always stand on hard 13 through 16 if the dealer's showing card is 6 or lower, but hit if the dealer's showing card is 7 through Ace.
• Never split face cards, 10's, or 5's.
• Never take insurance unless you are counting cards.
• Never split 10's.
• Always stand on hard 12 or higher if the dealer is showing 4, 5 or 6.

Double down on two card combinations totaling:

• 9 if the dealer's up card is 3, 4, 5 or 6
• 10 if the dealer's up card is anything but a 10 or an Ace
• 11 if the dealer's up card is anything but an Ace

Standing on 17 and lower relies entirely on the dealer's busting to win. Since you cannot bust a soft hand with just one hit, do the following:

• Hit soft 13 through 17 against a dealer's 7 or higher
• With hands of three or more cards, always hit soft 13 through 17
• Double down with two-card soft 13 through 17 against a dealer's 5 or 6. (You can only double down with your first two cards)
• Double down soft 17 against a dealer's 3
• Double down soft 15 through 17 against a dealer's 4
• Most players will stand on soft 18, but you may find that in the long run you will be better off to hit a soft 18 if the dealer's up card is 9, 10 or Ace , stand on soft 18 if the dealer's up card is 2, 7 or 8, and double down if the dealer shows a 3, 4, 5 or 6
• Always stand on soft 19 or higher.
• Drinking and gambling do not mix. Players have been known to lose thousands waiting for their free drink.
• Only bet what you can afford to lose. Rent, car payments and other day-to-day expenses have no place in a casino.
• When you feel tired, it's time to call it quits, or at least take a break and rest for an hour or two.

I hope you find this tips useful. Please remember that before following any of these Tips, make sure that you understand the Blackjack Basic Strategy.

A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned.� - Paul Newman, The Color of Money

By Eddy

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Published on: 2004-06-03 (408 reads)

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