BlackJack Rules
Blackjack is still one of the most popular online casino games around. Why is that? Well it has a certain elegance when you are sitting in the casino and are playing blackjack. A gentleman’s game they would say. Online poker is also a virtual version of one of the gentleman’s games that is also available in video poker form in the online casino. This particular online casino game is not hard to learn, just try to get 21 or close enough to it. Try it out and your local casino or just anywhere on the Net with an casino online.
Players may place their bets. After that the Dealer will deal two face-up cards to each Player hand, then two cards, one face up one covered, to the dealer hand. If the Dealer’s hand has two cards with an Ace showing, the Dealer will offer insurance. The Player may decline or accept insurance for each hand in play.
Then the Dealer will peek at the down card to check for Blackjack. If the Dealer has Blackjack, the insurance pays. If the Dealer does not have Blackjack, insurance wagers lose and play starts with the first player
hand on the right. If both hand has blackjack there is a tie.
A Player with a hand not having Blackjack can draw additional cards trying to reach a score the closest to 21 without exceeding it. Layer is free to stand at total or to ask for another card with a total under 21.
Player may double, split, double-after-splitting or re-split according to the rules variation in play.
When all player hands have played out and if at least one player hand stands at a point total of 21 or less, then play proceeds to the Dealer’s hand. The dealer reveals the face-down card and examines the point score to determine Dealer’s play. Dealer must hit on all point totals of 16 or less.
In general, the Dealer must stand on all totals of 17 or more, although some rules variations require the Dealer to hit on a Soft 17.If Dealer busts, then any player hands still standing win. If Dealer stands on a point total, then Dealer point total is compared to each standing player hand, and all outstanding bets are resolved as either win, lose or push.