Black Jack

Black Jack is the most popular game of cards in the world. The game is played with six sets of cards, which is a total of 312 playing cards it is in the game.

Black Jack is normally played in casinos, behind the special semi-circular shaped tables. In the internal part of the table is a place for croupier, leading the game in which the commonly called dealer. In front of him there is a special container in which there are arranged the game chips of different values. On the outer side of the semi-circular work table is a place for players, usually this means seven seats. On the gaming table there is special wallpaper, on which there are stamped seven gaming fields, where players are laying their bets. Important notices for the players are printed at the edge of the table on special plates. This is essentially the height of the minimum and maximum bets for the various internal rules and information on any additional games. The game is played with playing cards, from numbers 2 through Ace, usually with six sets, which means 312 cards. The cards are mixed before the game, and then they are given to the player to lift them up, and are then placed in a special box, called the Shoe or Sabot. The game can start now.

The primary goal of the game BJ is to achieve a total of 21 or as close as possible, but not more. Full Playing cards (boy, lady, the king) represent the value of 10, as 1 or 11 (what is better for the player) the other cards have a value of numbers to represent them. Before each game you have to place your bets on a special field. Each player gets two cards and the dealer gets only one at the start of the game. Players then decide whether to continue to buy cards, or if they are satisfied with the sum of the first two. In the next step in the game the dealer grants himself the next card. The game is completed, when the dealer reaches the sum of at least 17, or when the sum of 21 is exceed. At the end of the game the cards are evaluated. If the guest exceeded 21 points during their game, the bet is lost immediately. If the sum of 21 is exceeded by the dealer, all bets must be paid to players who have stayed in the game, in a 1:1 ratio. When both the player and the dealer remain in the game, the sum of their cards is counted and the one that is closer to the sum of the 21 gets the bet. There is no winner if the sum of both is the same, the bet is returned to the player. The main reward is a combination of Ace and the full map. This is the value of 21 is called Black Jack, and shall be paid in the ratio 1.5 to 1

Of course, this is only a basic structure, because the game offers many other possibilities, such as Insurance, Surrender, Double, separation, and various additional games. The different rules give the game even more charm, but the outcome is subject from how they used by the player. It is known that the casinos advantage in roulette is 2.7% and the player with his game cannot change that. In the BJ game advantage of casinos is much harder to define. If a guest does not stop buying cards, he will virtually always exceed the sum of 21 and the casinos advantage would be 100%. It is known that a random player knows all the rules of BJ in such extend, that the house has still a very high advantage of 5%.

Black Jack dictionary

For a better understanding of BJ it is necessary to know some terms that are closely related only to this game. Mostly these are words of English origin that were already given the international force and are heard in all the world’s casinos.

Black Jack
Name of the game and also the title for the strongest combination of the two maps (10 and Ace).

Box
A marked box at the gaming table where players lay their bets. Usually, one of seven gaming table fields can have different forms, usually rectangular.

Bust, Break
Overrun of the sum of 21, and lose the game.

Basic strategy
These are the instructions to players, how to correctly decide on the continuation of the game at any time, according to the dealers first card. This basic strategy allows the player to reduce the casino advantage to a minimum.

Card counter
Name of the player who is able to count cards through a special system that were already used in the game and also find a moment in the game that is most favorable, to increase the bet.

Cuting card
Is the card that is at the bottom of the set that was lifted up, which os marked for the termination of the game and a sign for the re-mixing of the cards.

Dealer
Name of card dealer, a staff member in casinos, which deals cards to the player, collects the lost bets and pays winnings.

Deck
Kit gaming charts, which contains 52 cards in four different colors.

Double Down
Duplication of the initial wager.

Draw, Hit
The requirement for additional maps.

Insurance
An additional bet the middle of the game, allow players to preserve the basic bets even when divider reaches Black Jack (the strongest combination in the game).

Push
Dealer, and the player have the same sum in cards, tie score.

Shoe
A special box into which the cards are mixed into and the dealer then pulls them out  in the game.

Shuffle
The mixing of the cards.

Soft Hand
The combination of the first two cards, one of which is Ace (with the exception of Ace and the full card). The sum is always a double value. Example: As in 6 have a value of 7 or 17

Split
Spliting two cards of the same value . It is a surcharge for a single wager and the game continued on each box separately.

Standing
A sing when the player does not require more additional cards.

Surrender
An option that the player can surrender after receiving first two cards to maintain half of the initial bet.

Tip
Tips in the form of gambling chips, which encouraged the player to the delivcu. In Slovenia, the revenue to the company and shall be collected in special boxes, which are locked and empty daily.

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