Black Jack Essential Basics – Part Two
We continue with our article on the basics of black jack. In Part 1 we covered the approach of chemin de fer, hitting, holding with the current hand and how to double down. In part two we’ll discuss splitting, surrendering and insurance.
Split: if a gambler is given two cards of the same value (2 8’s as an example) she may split them to make 2 different hands. If you choose to split your hand you’ll have to lay a new wager equivalent to the original wager.
Surrender: A few betting houses will let players to surrender the hand they have been dealt along with half of the initial wager they made before the croupier looking at his hand. Keep in mind it is essential to ask the dealer for clarification on the black jack table rules or check the game rules section on the net betting house you are wagering on.
Insurance: When the dealers exposed card is an Ace individuals have the ability to take out insurance. You’ll lay half of the initial wager prior to the croupier looking at his cards; if the croupier has twenty-one you’ll come away with a win on the insurance bet but still lose the initial wager. Unfortunately if the dealer doesn’t have chemin de fer the gambler loses the insurance. It is a chance but one that is well worth it, if used as part of a clever scheme.
As soon as a player has stood or busted by exceeding 21 the croupier will reveal their hand and will go on to deal themselves cards until 1 of the following events has happened: if he has achieved 17, a croupier will not usually draw another card due to the possibility of busting, if they have drawn twenty one or if they have gone bust.