Black Jack Strategy User comments

• Extra

  I have had some very exciting moments playing Black Jackand recommend this game to any novice card player. Next time you visit an online casino, just look for Black Jack, take it slow and you will soon be winning.

• Mander

  Black Jackhas never excited me too much, simple rules, basic strategy, nothing too extravagant, nothing to make you want to play again. The only good thing about the game is that you can hardly make a mistake when playing it, it is so simple!

Strategy

It is real easy to play Blackjack. Winning at Blackjack however requires a winning strategy. The first things we need are some general guidelines for what to do in specific situations. This is a general roadmap and is applicable for online Blackjack as well. Studying the following suggestions will greatly improve your odds for winning at Blackjack. You should first experiment with the following basic strategy after which well move on to an examination of your first Blackjack strategy card. Through the use of such cards youll be on your way to winning big at Blackjack. Firstly, well examine four simple suggestions for improving your game. Each of these suggestions are tied, to a great extent, to the strength of the dealers face up card. Dealer showing 7 or greater: When the dealer's showing card is a 7 or higher, you should take cards until your hard count is 17 or more or until you have a soft count of 18 or more. A soft hand is when there is an Ace which is being counted as 11. A hand which either has no Aces or which has an Ace that is counted as a 1 is a "hard" hand. Dealer showing 6 or less: When the dealer is showing a 6 or lower, you should take cards until you reach a total of 12 or greater at which point you should stand. Doubling Down: If your first two cards equal 10 or 11 you should double down but only when your dealer is showing 9 or lower. To double down is to double your initial wager subsequent to being dealt your first 2 cards. If you Double Down you can only get one more card. Splitting Pairs: Any time you are dealt aces or eights you should split them. If you are dealt any other pairs, dont split them. To split a pair is where, if the player receives a pair, he is able to split them into two separate hands that are then played independent of one another.

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