A player may stand at any time.
For splitting the player needs to place an additional bet to the amount of the
current bet on the hand being split. Split aces are allowed to draw only one additional
card. Both Split and Double Down options are available only if the user's account
balance permits placing an additional bet.
Surrender is allowed with half of bet forfeited after the Dealer checks for a
natural (a two-card count of 21) in which case the bet is forfeited.
♣ Options:
♧ Stand: If the
player is satisfied with their hand as-is they may stand. Click 'Stand,' and when
the dealer completes his or her hand, the hands will be compared.
♧ Hit: If the player
wishes to take another card he may continue to do so until he either stands or
busts.
♧ Double Down:
If the player feels he needs one and only one more card then he may double his
bet and be dealt one more card, good or bad. This option is only offered on the
first two cards, and sometimes on the first two cards after splitting. (Doubling
options in Las Vegas variant and Atlantic City variant are different; refer to
the above give table for details).
♧ Split: If the
player's first two cards are of equal point value he may split them into two hands.
In this event each card is the first card of a new hand. The player must also
make another wager of equal value to the first for the second hand. The player
may usually re-split up to 2 or 3 times if another splitting opportunity arises.
Doubling down after splitting is usually, but not always allowed. (Refer to the
difference of split case in Las Vegas variant and Atlantic City variant in the
above given table)
♧ Surrender: Player
has the option to surrender on the first two cards. If the player does not like
their prospects he may forfeit half the bet as well as his cards. This option
is generally only offered after the dealer checks for blackjack, known as "late
surrender."
♧ Insurance: Insurance
is a caution amount (50% of bet placed) against the dealer's cards; which have
higher chances of Blackjack. When ever dealer's first card (open card) is an Ace
card, he has better chances of getting Blackjack hence the bets placed can be
recovered by way of paying a caution amount to the house. Whether you win or lose,
you lose this caution amount. If the dealer gets Blackjack, and player has insurance,
then, the player would lose only 50% of his amount.
♣ How to Play Blackjack:
♧ Your chips are stacked in denominations of
$1, $5, $25, $100 and $500 at the rim of the table.
♧ Select the amount you want to wager on a given
hand by clicking on the chip of that denomination. Likewise you can decrease the
amount wagered by clicking on the Bet stack.
♧ Once the wager is placed, the player presses
the 'Deal' button. The dealer deals the player two cards face up and himself two
cards; the first one being face up and the other face down.
♧ Depending your (player's) two cards strength
choose your options 'Hit,' 'Stand,' 'Surrender,' 'Double Down,' 'Split,' or Insurance.'
♧ After the player has built his hand to its
best advantage, the dealer cards are dealt.
♧ After the Dealers/Players cards are held at
the highest level or bust, results are displayed.
