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How to Play Blackjack: Rules, Card Values & Winning Conditions

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The object of the card game is to have your cards total as close to 21 as possible without going over. Everyone plays against the Dealer.

Game Setup:

The Dealer starts the game by dealing each Player two cards face up. The Dealer gets two cards, one card face up and one face down (called the Hole card).

Card Values:

Cards are counted at their face value. Kings, Queens, and Jacks count as 10. Aces count as either 1 or 11.

 Gameplay Mechanics:

Once two cards have been dealt to both the Players and the Dealer, each Player’s point total is announced at which time the decision to Stand (not receive an additional card) or Draw (receive an additional card or cards) is determined.

Dealer Rules:

A Dealer must Draw on any point total of 16 or less and must Stand on any point total of 17 or more. If a Dealer’s point total exceeds 21, all Players win who have a point total of 21 or less.

Winning Conditions:

If the first two cards dealt to a Player are an Ace and a 10-value card, the Dealer announces the hand as “Blackjack” and pays the bet at 3 to 2 odds, unless the Dealer also has Blackjack, in which case the hand is a Standoff (Push). Blackjack is the point total of 21 reached in the first two cards of a hand. Blackjack beats a total of 21 reached in three or more cards.

Payouts:

Dealer pays all hands that exceed the Dealer’s point total, takes all bets that are less, and leaves all bets that equal the Dealer’s point total (called a Push). All winning bets are paid even money (1 to 1), except Blackjacks, which are paid 3 to 2.

Danitza Villanueva
Danitza Villanueva
Danitza Villanueva was born in San Diego but spent her youth with her family in Tijuana and grew up on both sides of the border. She has transferred her unique insight of cross-border culture, trends and philanthropy to her business and community interests. Danitza is the first woman from her family to graduate from college. She has two degrees, one from Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Fashion Marketing, and a second from San Diego Christian College in Communications. After starting GB Magazine with Esteban Villanueva in 2007, she has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for her support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. Currently she resides in East County in San Diego where she and her husband Esteban run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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