Tips to Play Blackjack Professionally

Blackjack is a popular game in most of the casinos. It requires skills and techniques to win the game. In this game, you must be patient and think carefully before you decide to hit, stand, double down, split or surrender your cards. It is not that difficult to play blackjack if you understand the beauty of this game.

 

Blackjack is a game called twenty-one (21). The dealer will give you two initial cards. All you need to do is to get a maximum value of 21 to win the game. You are allowed to draw up to a maximum of 5 cards (inclusive of the 2 cards that you get initially). You can decide to stand if you feel comfortable with the value you get. Remember, in this game you are betting against the dealer. Thus, what you need is to get a total value more than the dealer (up to a maximum of 21) to win in this game. However, if you get more than 21, it is considered as burst and you lose the game.

 

Before playing, the first thing you must know is the house rules. This is because Blackjack rules may alter depending on the place where you play this game. Understand clearly the rules because different rules may require different strategy to win.

 

Then, you will be given two initial cards. There are five options for you to choose; to hit, to stand, to double down, to split or to surrender. ‘Hit’ means that you want to draw another card from the deck. If you are satisfied with the value you get, then you shall choose to ‘stand’ hoping that the dealer’s points are lesser than yours. Double down means that you want to double your bet and in return get only one additional card from dealer. If you get ‘pair’ cards, you have the option to split your card. If you choose to split, you will have to place a same amount of bet as your initial ones to receive another card from dealer for both bets. Surrender option is only for those who want to give up half of his bet and stop playing in that particular round. Note that this Surrender option is only available at certain casinos.

 

Blackjack needs strategy and techniques if you want to win. Besides that, it will be an advantage if you know how to do card counting to predict your chances of getting the card that you want.

 

These are some of the basic tips on how to play Blackjack. You may start practicing yourself at home by using online Blackjack trainer program to improve your playing skills.