Blackjack - Rules
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Blackjack
Rules
BlackJack `s objective is to draw cards totaling
closer to 21 than the dealer
draws without going over 21. The
cards are dealt clockwise.
Each player is dealt two cards, face
up; the dealer takes two cards, one
face up and one face down.
Cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 count at face value. Picture cards
(Jack, Queen, King) count as ten. Aces count as one or eleven,
whichever is to the Player's advantage, e.g., Ace + 8 = 9, or Ace +
8 = 19.
If you receive an Ace
and a Ten value card as your first two cards, you have Blackjack.
The Dealer will announce Blackjack, pay you one and one-half times
the bet, then remove those cards before acting on any other
hands.
However, if the Dealers face up card is an Ace or Ten
value card, he will act on all hands. If he has Blackjack, the hand
will be a Push (Tie). You neither win nor lose.
If the Dealer
makes 21 with 3 or more cards, the Players Blackjack
wins.
If you do not have
Blackjack on your first two cards, you may decide to stand (draw no
more cards), or hit (draw more cards) until you decide to stand.
If your card count goes over 21, you lose. In the event that the
Dealer has
Blackjack, a Players 21 will lose. The Dealer must
always hit on 16 and stand
on 17. If the Dealer goes over 21, he
must pay all hands remaining on the table.
Doubling
Down
After you are dealt your first two cards, unless you
have a point total of 21, you
may decide to double down. In this
case, you can increase your bet by an
amount up to your original
bet. You will then be dealt only one more card.
Splitting
Pairs
If your first two cards have the same point value,
(10, Jack, Queen, King they
do not have to be matched pairs),
you may split them and form two separate
hands by wagering an
amount equal to the original bet. Each hand will be played and
completed in turn. You may draw as many cards as you like on each
split hand, with the exception of splitting Aces. If you split
Aces, only one card
will be dealt to each Ace. You may also
double down on split hands.
You may split pairs twice (for a
total of three hands) on a seven player table and split pairs three
times (for a total number of four hands) on a six player table.
If you split Aces, only one card will be dealt to each Ace. If a
Ten value card is
dealt to either Ace, the hand is counted as
21, not Black jack.
Insurance
If the Dealers up
card is an Ace, he will announce insurance. You may make an
insurance bet before any other Player receives a third card. This
involves placing
a separate bet, of up to one-half of your
original bet, in front of your original bet.
The insurance bet
is entirely separate from the original bet. If the Dealer has
Blackjack, you will be paid two to one on the insurance bet. If the
Dealer
does not have Black jack, you will lose the insurance
bet.
BlackJack
In the event that the Dealer has
Black jack, the Player can only lose his original wager; split and
double down bets are returned to the Player. In the event that
the Player has Black jack and the Dealer does not have an Ace or
Ten value card
as the first face up card, the Dealer shall pay
the Player's Black jack wager at
odds of 3 to 2 and remove the
Player's cards prior to any Players receiving a third card. If the
Dealers face up card is an Ace or Ten value card, all Players hands
shall be acted upon.
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