- The house always has the advantage because the dealer plays last.
- You can do things the dealer can’t: you can split, double down, take insurance, surrender, and most importantly you can hit or stand with any hand regardless of its total.
- The house expects to win at least two percent of your overall buy-in bankroll. By the way, that’s what percent comps are based on.
- Mathematically, the dealers hand will average out to 18.5; that’s why a 17 and 18 hand is considered a losing one.
- A 16 is considered the worst hand in blackjack, followed by 15.
- Picture cards (jacks, queens and kings) are all counted as tens and have no value other than a 10. This means a player could split a jack and queen, since they are both “tens.”
- An A-6, totaling soft 17, is considered a losing hand and should always be hit or doubled depending on the dealers up card.
- You can expect to get a blackjack once in 20 to 21 hands.
- When doubling down you can bet for less than your original bet; however, when you split, your new wager must equal your original bet.
- The real object of the game is not to get 21; it’s to beat the dealer. You can stand on 13 if the dealer has a 2 through 6 and win.
