Black Jack - A Beginner's Guide
A Beginner's Guide to Black Jack
Beginner's Black Jack is not a rule guide. Instead, in this very brief and easy-to-read tutorial we will help you understand some of the fundamentals of Black Jack. And in doing so, improve your chance of winning.
Black Jack differs from most other casino games by relying on a great deal of skill.
The chance of winning will increase dramatically if you just learn how to handle certain basic strategic elements. Reading this tutorial will help you some of the way.
Dare Draw
The bank will continuously draw cards until it hits 17 or above. It has to draw until it either gets a good hand or goes bust.
One common Black Jack mistake is to play too passively. Often in Black Jack you have to dare to win. In other words, don’t be too hesitant or cowardice.
Using the Bank's Face Up Card
The bank's face up card is a vital source of strategic information. How you play your game should, in many cases, be based entirely on the value of that card.
If the bank has a ten, then the likelihood of it drawing to a really good hand is much greater than if the face up card is a four.
In other words, depending on the value of the face up card you should be more or less prone to taking risks and try to draw to a really good hand.
There is no point in staying on twelve if most of the cards the bank can draw will make it a qualifying hand (17 to 21).
Doubling Down Successfully
The possibility to double down in Black Jack is a very powerful option.
The trick is to choose your doubles carefully.
Again, the important thing to do is to consider the bank’s face card.
Is it a weaker card than your initial deal?
Does the house hold a ten?
Sooner or later you will find yourself in a very strong position against the house and when you do you should definitely consider doubling down.
It is often not good enough to just base a double down decision on holding favourable cards yourself. You have to take the opposing card into consideration too.
But please keep in mind that Black Jack is still a game based on random card distribution.
Whatever the setup, any two cards can always end up winning or losing.
Splitting Down Your Cards
Consider the following before deciding on splitting two cards of equal denomination.
If you do, you actually have a direct confrontation with the face up card.
Card against card. Are yours better or worse than the face up card?
By thinking one step ahead, you can more easily make a sound judgement.
However, there is one more factor to consider.
You probably don't want to break up a qualifying hand unless the face up card is really weak. Winning on the initial deal isn't that bad, is it?
So don't get too greedy!
Stay tuned for more advanced Black Jack tutorials later on.
NOW GET TO THE TABLES!
Beginner's Black Jack is not a rule guide. Instead, in this very brief and easy-to-read tutorial we will help you understand some of the fundamentals of Black Jack. And in doing so, improve your chance of winning.
Black Jack differs from most other casino games by relying on a great deal of skill.
The chance of winning will increase dramatically if you just learn how to handle certain basic strategic elements. Reading this tutorial will help you some of the way.
Dare Draw
The bank will continuously draw cards until it hits 17 or above. It has to draw until it either gets a good hand or goes bust.
One common Black Jack mistake is to play too passively. Often in Black Jack you have to dare to win. In other words, don’t be too hesitant or cowardice.
Using the Bank's Face Up Card
The bank's face up card is a vital source of strategic information. How you play your game should, in many cases, be based entirely on the value of that card.
If the bank has a ten, then the likelihood of it drawing to a really good hand is much greater than if the face up card is a four.
In other words, depending on the value of the face up card you should be more or less prone to taking risks and try to draw to a really good hand.
There is no point in staying on twelve if most of the cards the bank can draw will make it a qualifying hand (17 to 21).
Doubling Down Successfully
The possibility to double down in Black Jack is a very powerful option.
The trick is to choose your doubles carefully.
Again, the important thing to do is to consider the bank’s face card.
Is it a weaker card than your initial deal?
Does the house hold a ten?
Sooner or later you will find yourself in a very strong position against the house and when you do you should definitely consider doubling down.
It is often not good enough to just base a double down decision on holding favourable cards yourself. You have to take the opposing card into consideration too.
But please keep in mind that Black Jack is still a game based on random card distribution.
Whatever the setup, any two cards can always end up winning or losing.
Splitting Down Your Cards
Consider the following before deciding on splitting two cards of equal denomination.
If you do, you actually have a direct confrontation with the face up card.
Card against card. Are yours better or worse than the face up card?
By thinking one step ahead, you can more easily make a sound judgement.
However, there is one more factor to consider.
You probably don't want to break up a qualifying hand unless the face up card is really weak. Winning on the initial deal isn't that bad, is it?
So don't get too greedy!
Stay tuned for more advanced Black Jack tutorials later on.
NOW GET TO THE TABLES!
