ALL ABOUT BLACKJACK & THE RULES YOU SHOULD KNOW

Let it Ride

The game of Blackjack has been available in online casinos since their conception. It is one of the few games where a decent knowledge of conventional blackjack strategy can reduce the house edge to a 50/50 split and one of the reasons why it is so popular. Whenever you have a game worth a flutter, perhaps at a Betfair Live Casino, someone will design a betting system for you to use, and Blackjack is no different. One such betting system used at the Blackjack tables is called Let it Ride. Let it... [Read more of this review]

What Factors Influence The Value Of Our Hand?

If we were playing poker against Pete the Passive Poker Player then it wouldn’t really matter if we were holding pocket aces or seven-deuce off suit. So what are the factors that influence the value of our hand? Card Rankings We may seem a little contradictory here, but if you wasn’t playing against Pete the Passive Poker Player all of the time then card ranking is very important when determining the value of your hand. Quite simply you will never fold pocket aces pre flop but would rarely open... [Read more of this review]

Give Yourself An Edge In Blackjack

Picking up an edge in blackjack is not easy. Unlike poker, you don’t have as much information to read before you make your decision, therefore a lot of depends on instinct at the table. The one thing though that has been proven to be useful in relation to success in the game is card counting. This is the ability to remember as many of the cards that have gone before you as possible. It is a difficult skill to master, however, the more your practise, the better you become at it. The problem a lot... [Read more of this review]

Live Casinos to Play Blackjack

Where to Play Live Blackjack Playing blackjack is always thrilling and exciting, but only live blackjack gives us the opportunity to feel that true atmosphere of risk and adventure, the atmosphere of real cards and the casino tables. Where to play live blackjack? Nowadays many of the online casinos provide players with a live dealer to play with. You are free to select download or no download version of blackjack. It is not required to install any special software to enjoy your favourite game. Just... [Read more of this review]

Why Online Blackjack Tournaments Are So Popular

Online casino blackjack tournaments are popular with card players across the globe, for several reasons. The tournament games have an added dimension and thrill to them because you’re actually testing your online blackjack strategies and skills against a host of other players too, not just the dealer. This makes the games a lot more exciting for most online casino players. Most blackjack tournaments online are pretty straightforward and simple, but some players are still somewhat intimidated and... [Read more of this review]

Splitting in the game of Blackback

There are four options available to the player in a game of Blackjack once he has been dealt his starting cards. One these is to split but what exactly does this mean? Sometimes when you are playing Blackjack you will be dealt a pocket pair such as 88, 66, 44, etc. When you are dealt a pocket pair you have the option to split. Splitting means that you divide the two cards into two separate hands. The dealer then deals you two separate cards, one to each hand, giving you the net result of two hands... [Read more of this review]

History of Blackjack

It is generally believed that playing cards was invented in China in about 900 AD. Chinese people began to shuffle paper money into various combinations and in China today the term for playing cards means paper tickets. The 52 card deck as we know it was originally called the French Pack. The origin of Blackjack is somewhat unclear. Some people believe that Blackjack originated in French casinos in the early 1700s where it was known as “vingt-et-un” (”20 and 1″). The game... [Read more of this review]

How to Play Blackjack

The game itself is simple. You, the player, attempt to accumu-late cards with a numerical total closer to (but not more than) twenty-one than those accumulated by the dealer. If you do so, you win. If the dealers’ total is closer to twenty-one than yours, you lose. Winning hands are paid off at even odds. If you and the dealer both arrive at the same total, the hand is a “push,” and nobody wins. All bets must be made before any cards are dealt, and no bet may be changed once the... [Read more of this review]

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