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When a player’s hand goes over the value of 21, the hand is a ‘bust’, and the player loses. If the player reaches 21, or is the closest to 21, the player then wins. The complications arise when a player has a good hand, for example a hand with the added value of 18, and the dealer’s hand has a value of 19, the dealer then wins for being the closest to 21 without going over.
Online casino blackjack is played by two people, the dealer and the player. Since the dealer is limited to a strict set of rules, the computerized dealers in online casino blackjack are basically the same thing as a live dealer because no actual skill is involved. The dealer must stop taking cards once their hand has an added value of 17 or more.
Once you are dealt your initial hand, just add the numerical value of the cards. In online casino blackjack, cards from 2-10 stay at their face value, while all face cards act as 10’s. The special card in online casino blackjack is the Ace, which can be either a 1, or an 11.
If you add together the value of your two initial cards, and you feel they are low enough to take another card without ‘busting’ or going over 21, then you would choose to ‘hit’ or take another card. If your cards are close to 21, and you don’t want to take the risk, then you would choose to ’stand’. Any player that receives a hand that adds up to 21, they immediately win the game.
So now that you know the basic rules, enjoy your time playing online casino blackjack!
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