Blackjack Terms and What They Mean
by Oleg Korneitchouk
I have collected some expressions and explanations to different terms used inblackjack.Dealer: The casino official who deals the cardsPlayer: The one who plays against the dealerBlackjack: The combination of a ten (or other face card with the value often) and an ace (gives 3:2)Face card: Any card that ranges between 10-ABust: Term used for loss. Every time the number exceeds 21, it's a bust.The Shoe: The box that contains the decks of cards.Soft: The term used for a hand which doesn't contain any face cards (but cancontain an A)Stand: If you feel you do not want another card, you stand.Hit: If you feel you do need another card, you hit.Double down: If you feel that you only need one more card you can doubleyour bet.Split: If you have two twin cards you can split them up into two singlecards and hit on both.Multi-Hand Blackjack: Allows you to take more than one player seat at thetable and play more hands at the same time.European Blackjack: Blackjack which is played with only 2 decks of cards.Atlantic city Blackjack: Blackjack which is played with 8 decks of cards.Card Counting: The term used for keeping an idea of the ratio of face cardsvs. low cards in the deck to calculate if the odds are with or against you.21: The cards add up to 21 (this is NOT the same as having a BLACKJACK hand)
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Oleg Korneitchouk is the owner and creator of www.BetRollWin.com which has many resources that can be used to win any time. He also owns www.WMToolBox.com , a site dedicated to helping people make money online without investing anything. Visit their website at: http://www.betrollwin.com
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