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Blackjack – Las Vegas, Nevada Style

Posted by NV Vegas Fan - 25/08/09 at 08:08 pm

Blackjack – Las Vegas, Nevada Style

You probably are already familiar with Blackjack. All you need to do is play for a 21. It sounds simple right? Well, if you’re not playing for money or you’re just playing among friends, then it could be really easy. But in the bigger gambling arena, it would involve a set of rules that would differ in the houses that you play in.

The strategy that is involved in blackjack would be at least similar to all strategies or recommended strategies that you could employ when you play. This would be applicable to any house that you play in.

There are two strategies that you can play with. Each would contain the same statistical information but would be presented to you differently. You don’t have to exactly memorize everything. But it would be ideal to known at least one by heart.

The Condensed Optimal Strategy would be easier for you to memorize and would be easier for you to remember. It is formatted easier since the hand you have would constantly change as you take hit after hit. The dealer’s card never changes. And the condensed version would make it easier for you since it would present the strategies that you can use in accordance to the dealer’s up-card.

The Northern Nevada rules are a bit different from what you may be familiar with. But it is not really all that different. As usual, the dealer would draw to all cards that would total 16 or below than. And he would stand on cards that would total 17 to 21. However, for a soft 17, a player still must hit.

A player can double down. To double down is to wager double the original bet he placed when one is sure that he would only need one card more to win. And in the Northern Nevada rules, he can only do this with a 10 and 11.

He can split any pair. Splitting would be playing a card each in turn if you get two cards of the same value. Cards can be re-split and played like an initial hand except for the Aces. One can only get a card on each of the split aces. After a split, you are most of the time not allowed to double down. A blackjack would pay one and a half to one. Insurance on the dealer’s ace would pay two to one.

Insurance is just security that you don’t lose much money. It is only offered when the dealer has an ace and would likely get a 10 than would instantly be a blackjack. In the normal distribution of cards and the insurance paying two to one, this would be at 8% against you. Sounds like a bad bet, right? But if you can be observant enough and would likely know the probability of any more non-tens or perhaps a ten coming up, then it would be a good bet.

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