The deal and blackjack at Mas889

The deal and blackjack at Mas889

At the beginning of a blackjack game, the players and the dealer receive two cards each. The gamers' cards are normally dealt face up, whilst the dealer has one face down (called the hole card) and one face up.

The finest possible blackjack hand is an opening deal of an ace with any 10-point card. This’s called a "blackjack", or a natural 21, and the gamer holding this automatically wins unless the dealer also has a blackjack. If a gamer and the dealer each have a blackjack, the outcome is a push for that player. If the dealer has a blackjack, all players don’t holding a blackjack lose.

1. The gamers' turns

After the cards have been dealt, the game goes on with each gamer taking action - in clockwise order starting to dealer's left.

First, the gamer must declare if he wants to take advantage of the side rules (explained below). You can use the side rules once, when it's your turn to act after the deal.

Then the gamer can keep his hand as it is (stand) or take more cards from the deck (hit), one at a time, until either the gamer judges that the hand is strong enough to go up against the dealer's hand and stands or until it goes over 21, in which case the gamer immediately loses (busts).

In most places, gamers can take as many cards as they like, as long as they don't bust, but some online casinos have restrictions regarding this.

2. Doubling Down

If you are fairly certain that your hand will beat the dealer's, you can double your formal bet. You're sometimes allowed to double down for any amount up to the formal bet amount. In most online casinos you may double down on any hand, but some online casinos games require an opening hand worth 11, 10 or 9.

When you've selected to double down, you will only get one more card from the dealer.

3. Swedish Pub Blackjack Game

Nightclubs and pubs in Sweden often require Blackjack variant that is less favourable to the gamers. All the significant rules are the same as in the casino version unless there’s except for this: what occurs when the gamer and dealer have an equal total of 17, 18 or 19. In the online casino version the gamer's stake is returned in these situations , but in Swedish pubs the house wins.

Although pub stakes may vary, they’re often much lower than in casinos with a minimum stake of 20 or 40 Krona and a maximum of 60 Krona (about US$7) for each hand.

4. Game objective

Although many gamers may play in a single round of blackjack, it's fundamentally a two-player game. In blackjack, gamers don't play against each other; and they don't co-operate. The only competition is the dealer.

The goal of the game is to accumulate a higher point amount than the dealer, but with no going over 21. You compute your score by adding the worthes of your individual cards.

The cards 2 through 10 have their face value, J, Q, and K are value 10 points each, and the Ace is worth either 1 or 11 points (player's choice).