| Whether you're playing blackjack online or you're under | | | | with Lucky 9, only it's a wee bit - emphasizing the wee |
| the roof of one of a beautiful casinos in Las Vegas or | | | | here - more complicated. Cards numbering two to ten |
| Monte Carlo, the good news about blackjack is that | | | | are counted as they are. Face cards - that would be |
| the rules are not only universal, they're also universally | | | | the royal couple, the king and queen, and of course, the |
| easy to understand. In fact, a kid of eight can easily | | | | third wheel, the jack - are equivalent to ten while the |
| master the skills necessary for winning blackjack. | | | | ace can be calculated as one or eleven. You alone |
| Better yet, blackjack is very fun to play, so it's rare | | | | shall be able to determine whether your cards would |
| that you'll find yourself bored when playing this game. | | | | be better off with an ace worth one point or eleven. |
| The Primary Objective of the Game | | | | Who Wins and Who Doesn't? |
| In poker, the primary objective would have to be | | | | In poker, people who believe that their cards are not |
| something vague such as "getting the best hand | | | | that strong or up to par with their competitors' |
| possible". But when it comes to blackjack, the | | | | immediately choose to fold or give up. In blackjack, |
| objective of the game is simple: the cards with an | | | | while there's no such thing as folding, there is such as |
| equivalent value to 21 or the one nearest to it wins. | | | | thing as an immediate game loss - this is what |
| Simple to understand, isn't it? | | | | happens when your cards are busted. Cards are |
| Who is Higher and Who's Lower? | | | | busted when the value totals something more than |
| In poker, you have to familiarize yourself with what a | | | | twenty-one. |
| flush looks like and what a full house compromises, | | | | If you have busted cards, you lose right away or have |
| then remember which one is higher. In blackjack, | | | | to wait for the next round to play. |
| however, there are no card combinations to memorize. | | | | Betting |
| In fact, all you have to do is compute what the value | | | | Before you can play blackjack, you must always place |
| of your cards is and if you still need to improve on it or | | | | your bet on the table first. |
| stick with what you have. | | | | Lastly, if your first two cards are identical, you can |
| The counting system for blackjack is just like how it is | | | | divide them and play them separately. |