Any blackjack players out there?

[squarebear]

If the dealer's card is a Queen and you manage to get 21 by say King, Six and Five, then the dealer turns over his other card to reveal an Ace, does that count as a push because you both got 21 or a loss because the dealer has blackjack.

I think the player would lose in that situation. Thanks

[sandyRoe]

Apart from the fact that the dealer has blackjack, doesn't the player lose when the totals are the same?

[squarebear]

No the player gets his money back (a push) when the totals are the same but blackjack (an ace, and a ten or picture card) should win over a plain 21.

I was wondering because it would seem a waste of time to have a full table all sorting their hands out, hitting, splitting, doubling and so on if all their work is in vain.

[sandyRoe]

Where's Jogger Jane when she's needed?
I admit I know next to nothing about cards.

[squarebear]

Are you there JoggerJayne?

[squarebear]

One other question.

Say you had two tensand decided to split them. You got an eight on the first one and an ace on the second. Does the second hand pay 3/2 for a blackjack or is it not counted seeing as you split them?

[joggerjayne]

Howdy, guys.

The Dealer's Blackjack beats the players mixed 21.

[joggerjayne]

And if you split, the Blackjack from the "split" pair still counts as a Blackjack.

[squarebear]

Thanks for your help. Good luck at the tables x

[joggerjayne]

I don't usually pay much attention to the Gaming section, because it's usually in some sort of foreign language.

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[joggerjayne]

Pleasure.

But ... "luck" ?

Luck is for Roulette players.

LOL

[joggerjayne]

square ... you are SO right about the faffing about ... hitting, splitting, doubling, etc.

Too many players feel that they need to do "something" with their hand, trying to chase that elusive "21"

They end up playing against their own cards, instead of playing against the Dealer.

The knack is ... watch for the Dealers busting "face up" card ... and then know when to just Stand.

And ... sit at the far left of the table (the "Anchor" seat). You get to see all the other cards dealt first. Is everyone to your right getting low cards? Statistically, that is bad for the Dealer, and may be a sign that you should Stand.

The only drawback with having the Anchor seat is that, if you take the card that the Dealer would have got, and which would have bust the Dealer, the rest of the table hate you. But you just have to stare them down.

[squarebear]

Another question if I can please.

Say the dealer drew a King. I have a pair of sixes and decide to split them. On one of the sixes I get a five and a queen (making 21). The other hand gets a four and a ten (making twenty). The dealer now shows his other card to be an Ace (making blackjack for the dealer).

My question is do I get a push for my split hand of 21 or does the dealer's BJ win all?

[squarebear]

Another 2 questions (You'll be getting sick of me soon Jayne!)

1 - Is it the norm to be able to split 10 value cards even if they don't match? I know you can split 10,10 J,J and so on but what about Q,K or 10,K?

2 - I've seen some websites where they say if you split A,A and get a blackjack, it still only pays even money rather than 3:2. Is this correct?

[joggerjayne]

Q1.

The Dealer's BJ would beat both of the 21's after splitting.

But nobody (in their right mind) would split 6s if the Dealer's face up card was a 10. You are giving yourself two busting hands when, statistically, the Dealer is more likely to end up with 20 than any other total. It's hard to make a decent hand out of a 6. Nobody would want two of them.

[joggerjayne]

Q2(1)

All "10" value cards are treated as pairs, such as J-K, 10-Q etc.

Here’s what I’d suggest.

Always Split 8's and Aces.

A pair of 8's gives 16 ... a really poopy "Stiff" hand. But the 8's individually form the base for much better hands. So ... split them.

Aces should also be split, because individually they can count as 11, and you have a better than even chance of drawing a "10" card to one of the Aces, and you cannot "Stiff" against an Ace.

Never split 4's or 5's. An individual 4 or 5 has too much chance of becoming "Stiff" with one more card.

Pairs of 5's should be doubled, rather than Split (I haven't explained "Doubling" strategy).

NEVER Split 10's. A pair of 10's is usually a winning hand. Splitting 10's, in the hope of turning one of them into a Blackjack, is a weak move, only made by hopeless amateurs, and people on holiday (and day trippers)

Q2(2)

No. A BJ pays 3:2, even if it comes from a split pair.

[joggerjayne]

Q1. Correction ... one of the split pair became 20, not 21 ... and so loses, of course.

[joggerjayne]

A while ago, I posted some threads about BJ tactics.

While the reference to "helping addicted gamblers" was obviously tongue in cheek, the advice was correct (at least, I hope so).

http://www.theanswerb...k/Question863276.html
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question863644.html
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question863722.html
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question864000.html
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question864261.html
http://www.theanswerb...k/Question865675.html

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BTW, square ... have you started playing BJ?

[squarebear]

Hi JJ,
No I'm not taking up blackjack but I was making a game and wanted to get the basic rules right before I started extras like animation.

This is it so far:
http://www.square-bear.co.uk/blackjack.html

Many sites I have seen say if you get a blackjack after splitting aces, it still only counts as an even money win rather than 3:2 so I've stuck with that.

Thanks for your help though.