Blackjack Terms Meaning
Blackjack, formerly also Black Jack and Vingt-Un, is the American member of a global family of banking games known as Twenty-One, whose relatives include the British game of Pontoon and the European game, Vingt-et-Un. It is a comparing card game between one or more players and a dealer, where each player in turn competes against the dealer. Players do not compete against each other.
Definition of blackjack. (Entry 1 of 2) 1 a: a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21. — called also twenty-one, vingt-et-un. B: an ace and a face card or ten as the first two cards dealt to a player in the game of blackjack. Natural (blackjack hand): A player who receives an Ace and a 10-point card as the initial two cards on a deal is said to have a “natural 21” or a “blackjack”. Depending on the house rules, this hand is usually awarded 3:2 on the player’s bet. Player bets $10 and is paid $15.
3:2 Blackjack: The player is paid 3:2 when he hits blackjack. For example, a player has a $100 bet. He then hits blackjack such that the casino dealer gives him $150.
6:5 Blackjack: The player is paid 6:5 when he hits blackjack. For example, a player gets a ten and an ace for blackjack on his $100 bet. The dealer then gives him $120.
Basic Strategy Chart: A chart that shows what the player should do in every situation.
Busting: Going over 21 and losing. For example, Fred has the Jack of clubs and 6 of diamonds for 16. He hits and receives the Queen of clubs such that he has now busted with 26.
Counting Cards: People think this means remembering every individual card in the deck. It is actually much simpler than that. Using a point system, players determine whether the remaining deck has good cards or bad cards. Cards 10 and higher are good. Cards 6 and lower are bad.
Double Down In Blackjack Meaning
Double Down: This occurs when the player doubles his bet in exchange for receiving one and only one more card.
Face Down: One of the dealer’s cards is face down meaning we can’t see the card (we don’t know its value).
Face Up: One of the dealer’s cards is face up meaning we see the card’s value.
Blackjack Words
Hit: Taking another card from the deck.
Hole Card: The dealer’s face down card.
Insurance: Typically this is a sucker’s bet. It is a side bet on whether or not the dealer has 21.
Shoe: Container that holds the decks of cards.
Split: Turning one hand into two hands. For example, suppose we have a $100 bet and we’re dealt a pair of eights. We can put another $100 on the table such that we split our eights into two different hands (one eight for each hand).
Stand: Not taking another card from the deck.
Surrender: Giving up half the bet. If it looks like there is a good chance that the player will lose the entire bet the he can surrender and give up just half of it at casinos that offer this option.
Double In Blackjack Meaning
Third Base: The player acting last. Looking towards the dealer, this is the player on the far left.