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How to play Blackjack

The main objective of Blackjack is to get the closest to 21 using the cards you are dealt to beat the dealer. Each card has a numerical value, picture cards such as Jack, Queen, and King represent ten. Any ace card can be used as either one or eleven.

To get blackjack the player must be dealt an ace with a picture card which adds up to 21. The player will get paid out 1.5 X the bet eg: if the bet is $20 winnings will be $50. Players must not exceed twenty-one or they will bust and the dealer will win the bet. The dealer must draw cards until 16 and stick on 17 and above, if the player gets a higher score than the dealer he will win double the bet  that was place. If the player and the dealer tie the bet will be pushed and the player will get his bet back.

Blackjack, picture card and ace, beats all hands including cards that add up to 21

Blackjack rules

• Every round all cards dealt are put back in the deck and re-shuffled
• Card dealt can only be split once
• Split aces will only have one card dealt
• Players can double after splitting

Split

Players can split their cards if they have the same both have the same value. If the cards are split a second bet will be place the same as the first bet. The player will then have two hands to complete starting from right to left.  Split aces can only draw one card when splitting hands. If a player gets Blackjack when splitting cards it is considered as 21 and it is not Blackjack.

Double

After you have been dealt your two cards you can double the bet if you think you have an advantage on the dealer when choosing the double option you will be dealt a third card.

Insurance

When the dealers face up card is an ace the player will have the option of insurance against the dealer getting Blackjack. If you choose to have insurance half the amount of your bet will be place on the table as a separate bet. If the dealer does not hit Blackjack the player will get 2 to 1 back on the insurance bet. If the dealer gets Blackjack the insurance bet will be lost.

Ten Card Charlie

The most amount of cards possible to be drawn in Blackjack is ten cards without getting bust. This is called a ten card Charlie and will beat every hand except Blackjack.

Blackjack Payouts

Playing Blackjack Single player

Select a chip to increase the bet or to cancel click on Clear bets. Once your bet is place click on Deal to get your first two cards. The dealer will also get two cards the first card will be shown face up for the player to see.

If the Dealer has an ace as his first card the player will have the option of choosing Insurance see above.

The player will also have the choice to either Hit, to be dealt another card, Stand to stick with the cards you have, or Double and Split see above.

When choosing Insurance, Double and Split options players will have to add more money on top of the original bet.

When the round completes click on New Game to start another round then click on Rebet to wager the same amount again, to increase or decrease your bet click on your chips.

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• Select your betting amount by clicking on the chip valued at the amount you wish to bet
• Click Deal to be dealt your first four cards
• Select whether you would like to play high tequila, tequila poker or you can fold, if you choose to play you will automatically place a bet equal to your first ante to continue and get dealt two more cards.
• The Best five card out of the six will win the amount shown in either the high tequila or tequila poker paytables.

How to play High Tequila:

If you select high Tequila after the flop you will be playing for points based upon the numeric value of the card. You can see the card current value at the top left of the cards. Two more cards will be dealt the higher your card value the more you win.

The card values are based upon Blackjack system where the number ten represents all picture cards Jack or higher except for Ace which is valued at 11. All other cards represent their numeric value. To win you must score higher than 46 using five of the six cards dealt.

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Tequila Poker is exactly like Five Card Poker on the flop of four cards select Tequila Poker, if you manage to get a hand ranking higher than a pair of Aces using five of the total six cards dealt you will win the value shown in the tequila poker paytable on the right

In Tequila Poker, your cards are used to make up the best possible five-card poker hand automatically. The remaining card is disregarded. You will need at least a pair of Aces to win. Please note that if the first four cards already make up a winning hand (for example, Two Pair or Three of a Kind), the name of the hand will be displayed under the cards when you are asked to make your play.

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Money Management

To play to win you first need a bankroll. This is a predetermined amount which you have allocated for playing blackjack. A bankroll in the order of 200 times your maximum unit size is usually recommended. For example, if you are going to place $5 bets then your initial bankroll should be $4,000 assuming a bet spread of 1-4 ( a 1 to 4 bet spread indicates the smallest unit size to be played would be 1 unit and the largest unit size would be 4 units. ). Never bet more that 5% of your total bankroll at any one given session. This will ensure that you will not lose a large portion of your bankroll if you have a few losing sessions.

Your bankroll has to be large enough to withstand some losing sessions. Blackjack can have many fluctuations. The bankroll can be up one moment and then down the next. The player when card counting is at an advantage however the player can and will still lose at times. One of the most common illusions is that when the true count is high, favorable for the player, the player will always win. You do have a greater chance of winning than losing however you may lose in that session. Overall you will be on top.

When playing Blackjack the player should have a nominated bet spread. This will include the number of units the player will bet when the true count is negative and positive. Generally, when the count is negative the bet would be 1 unit ( or the smallest bet size you are using ). When the true count is between 0 and 1, bet 2 units. When the true count is between 1 – 2, bet  3 units etc. In a multi-deck game a bet spread of 1 to 8 units is quite common. Having a larger bet spread can attract “heat” from the casino. Pit bosses become suspicious if you vary your bets a great extent. In a single deck game a bet spread of 1 to 4 is acceptable.

It is also recommended that you never decrease your bet after the last hand is played before the deck is shuffled. This also has a habit of attracting heat.

Smart Players

Smart players should:

• Pick a casino that has the smallest house advantage. This will allow them to increase the number of times they win and decrease your profits.
• Won’t try to cheat.
• If they feel uncomfortable at the table, they will leave.
• Play with a designated amount of money. If they lose that quota they will leave and go home.
• Know when it is time to leave.
• Play within the limits of their finance
• They are always comfortable with the amount they bet.
• Disguise exactly how much money they have won but always display their losses.
• Never talk about Card Counting or Basic Strategy at the casino. If they do they know they may be asked to leave.

For Card Counters:

• Master Basic Strategy so that their play is automatic and instantaneous. This will allow them to put all their efforts into card counting and camouflage.
• Play with a designated amount of money as well as a defined bet spread.
• Choose a bet spread that they feel comfortable playing with.
• Learn to be emotionless with winning or losing.
• If appropriate, then take on an act (camouflage) that is appropriate for their bet size and spread.

If they are going to the casino just to play Basic Strategy then they won’t need an act. If they are Card Counting and have a large bet spread then they will probably need to adopt some kind of act or invent a superstition e.g. “I never win between 6:30pm and 7:00pm” or “I’ve always got to play with my wedding ring off when playing. It gives me good luck” etc.

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Each time the deck is shuffled the Running Count starts at 0. If the first card is dealt is an Ace the running count is decreased by 1 because the Ace’s count value in the High-Low system is -1. The running count is now -1. If the next card drawn is a 10, the 10 has a count value of -1. The running count gets decreased by 1 and the new running count total is now -2. When the 2 is drawn, a positive value of 1 is added to the existing running count because the 2 card has a count value of +1. This gives a new running total of -1. As each card is draw from the shoe the count point value of that card is added to, or subtracted from, the running count. This progression keeps going until the deck needs to be reshuffled. A counting system is referred to as a “balanced count” if after the whole deck has been dealt the running count returned to 0.

The running count is updated every time a card is drawn from the shoe. The more decks that are being played, the greater the tendency for the count to go very negative or very positive. It is imperative that the running count be remembered between individual Blackjack games and until the deck is to be reshuffled. When the deck is shuffled and play stopped, the running count is returned to 0. However, the running count is not used for any play decisions, the true count mentioned below is.

True Count

All of a player’s decisions, when card counting, are based upon the true count. The true count is derived by dividing the running count by the estimated number of remaining decks in the shoe. The resultant figure will determine how much advantage a player has. When the true count is positive the player has an advantage over the casino. Conversely, when the true count is negative the casino has a greater advantage over the player. For every true count increment the player increases his advantage by roughly 0.5%. Therefore, if you are playing at a casino with a house edge of 0.5% then when the true count is +1 the player is roughly playing even with the casino, that is 0% advantage for the player or casino. When the true count is greater than 1 the player has the advantage over the house.

In order to accurately determine the true count one needs to know the number of decks remaining in the shoe. The easiest way to try estimating this is by looking at the discarded cards. Determine approximately how many decks have been played since the last shuffle. Subtract this number from the overall number of decks that have been played. The number of decks remaining can be rounded to the nearest half deck for conversion purposes. The true count value is the running count divided by this value.

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Face Up Blackjack is a simple variation of regular Blackjack, the major difference is that both the Dealer’s cards will be exposed face up. There are several restrictions on the player’s options plus Blackjacks are paid even money. All pushes lose except when both the player and Dealer have Blackjack.

The Cards

Face Up Blackjack is dealt using eight decks of cards. Both of the Dealer’s cards will be dealt face up.

Please Note: Although the hole card is to be exposed, it will still be brought out of the shoe and slid under the top card as normal. The reason for this is to reduce the risk of a dealer going to a regular blackjack game and exposing his/her hole card. This could easily happen if the dealer is allowed to get used to immediately turning over the hole card on a face up game.

The dealer will deal two cards to each player and two cards to him/herself the same as regular blackjack. Once the hole card is in place the top card shall be picked up by the dealer and used to turn over the hole card.

Playing Strategy

The dealer will announce the point total of his/her hand and then deal to each player’s hand in turn.

Pushes

The dealer except for when a player has Blackjack will take all pushes. A player’s Blackjack against a Dealer’s Blackjack will be the only push.

Blackjack

Blackjack will be paid even money.

Insurance

There will be no insurance.

Doubling Down

The player can only double down when his/her first two cards total 9 (Nine), 10 (Ten) and (Eleven) ~ this includes split hands.

Splitting Pairs

The player can split cards of the same value one time only. Splitting aces is the same as regular Blackjack, the player can only draw one card.

Dealer Stands On 17

Dealer draws to 16 (Sixteen) and stands on 17 (Seventeen).

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