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blackjack
Blackjack is the American variant of a globally popular banking game known as Twenty-One, whose relatives include Pontoon and Vingt-et-Un. It is a comparing card game between one or more players and a dealer, where each player in turn competes against the dealer. Players do not compete against each other. It is played with one or more decks of 52 cards, and is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. The objective of the game is to beat the dealer in one of the following ways:
Get 21 points on the player's first two cards (called a "blackjack" or "natural"), without a dealer blackjack;
Reach a final score higher than the dealer without exceeding 21; or
Let the dealer draw additional cards until their hand exceeds 21 ("busted").Players are each dealt two cards, face up or down depending on the casino and the table at which they sit. In the U.S., the dealer is also dealt two cards, normally one up (exposed) and one down
(hidden). In most other countries, the dealer receives one card face up. The value of cards two through ten is their pip value (2 through 10). Face cards (Jack, Queen, and King) are all worth ten. Aces can be worth one or eleven. A hand's value is the sum of the card values. Players are allowed to draw additional cards to improve their hands. A hand with an ace valued as 11 is called "soft", meaning that the hand will not bust by taking an additional card; the value of the ace will become one to prevent the hand from exceeding 21. Otherwise, the hand is "hard".
Once all the players have completed their hands, it is the dealer's turn. The dealer hand will not be completed if all players have either busted or received blackjacks. The dealer then reveals the hidden card and must hit until the cards total 17 or more points. (At most tables the dealer also hits on a "soft" 17, i.e. a hand containing an ace and one or more other cards totaling six.) Players win by not busting and having a total higher than the dealer, or not busting and having the dealer bust, or getting a blackjack without the dealer getting a blackjack. If the player and dealer have the same total (not counting blackjacks), this is called a "push", and the player typically does not win or lose money on that hand. Otherwise, the dealer wins.
Blackjack has many rule variations. Since the 1960s, blackjack has been a high-profile target of advantage players, particularly card counters, who track the profile of cards that have been dealt and adapt their wagers and playing strategies accordingly.
Blackjack has inspired other casino games, including Spanish 21 and pontoon.
I am looking for a NAA/Talos limited addition “blackjack” mini revolver in .22 mag, I have been on the hunt for one this last couple years and it seems non have come on the market, so here is an attempt to find one. I have even gone so far as to look up the tag on social media and ask people who...
Anybody out there a gambler? Very cool blackjack table top and 3000+ chips , these poker chips seem to be a better grade than the cheap plastic ones. 450+ chips are still in the plastic unused. Looking to sell or trade for a nice handgun or rifle or??? Price is negotiable. I do travel some so...
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Never cut with, sharpened or carried. Antique Ivory micarta handle. Comes with the box, factory sheath, all the box candy and a custom basketweave Badger Claw dangler sheath as well.
When it arrived it had a mark near the logo on the blade. It was whatever they use to etch or make the...
Hey pallies. So, on occasion, I, most often we, enjoy playing at the local casino. I don't go often or play high stakes, but when doing so it is fun. I remember a Skype conversation with Joe, owner of this site, about some fun he had gambling in Vegas. And this past weekend, my father talked...