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Winning Blackjack – Part 4


There has many changes to blackjack (also known as Pontoon or Twenty one) over the years. The biggest changes has been the move from one deck of cards to six, and in some countries blackjack is played with eight decks of cards. Also the move from hand shuffling to machine shuffling and paper cards to plastic cards, to name a few. Also there has been a big move in variations of the game.

If you walked into any casino anywhere in the world, there will be at least two to five different variations of the game of blackjack. The most recent changes I have seen is the addition of side bets. For example the other day I saw a side bet that allowed you to bet whether you would receive two of the same card, ie: two sevens or two nines. This paid out different odds dependant on whether the two cards were the same suit or not. Why all the changes?

The following is a small excerpt from ‘How To Make Extra Money Playing Blackjack’. This is a step by step guide to understanding and playing blackjack to win.

Paying out odds
……To make things less complicated some casinos will allow you to double your bet when you have split your hand. For example if you are dealt two seven’s you can choose to split these cards and make two hands. On your first hand you are dealt a ten and choose to stand. On the second hand you are dealt a four totaling eleven, you can then double that hand to receive one card only. So from your initial bet of ten dollars you are now betting a total of thirty dollars. Bear in mind if you are dealt two ten value cards or two aces and decide to split and receive an ace or ten respectively this is not a blackjack. This will total twenty one, a blackjack can only occur with your first two cards dealt to you. If the dealer draws any card other than an ace or a ten value card and you are dealt a blackjack, you will be paid at blackjack odds before the hand goes any further, as the dealer cannot beat your hand. On a ten dollar bet you will be paid fifteen dollars.