CASINO NIGHTS - BLACKJACK
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Blackjack is played at the table as illustrated with the players sitting around the boxes facing the dealer. 4 packs of cards are used and are dealt from a shoe. Cards have their face value, with picture cards counting as ten.
The ace is given the value of either one or eleven, the choice being the player’s. The object of the game is for the player to hold the hand with the higher total than the dealer, up to a maximum of twenty-one. A player who draws a card, which gives him/her a total exceeding twenty-one loses. A two-card hand of twenty-one (an ace and a ten card) is “blackjack” and beats all other hands.
After the players have bet by placing their stakes before the boxes in front of them, the dealer deals a card face up to each box, beginning on his left, and then one to himself. He then deals a second face-up card to each box, but not to himself. The dealer then completes the hands of all the players in turn, beginning with the player to his left. If a player is satisfied with his two-card count, he may stand. Otherwise, he will continue to draw extra cards, usually by asking to “twist” until he is satisfied with his count, or until he exceeds twenty-one, when he loses.
When all players’ hands are complete, the dealer will deal himself a second card. He has no options. He must draw a further card with a total of sixteen or less, and may stand with a total of seventeen or more.
Splits
Any pair may be “split” but when splitting Aces you may only receive one additional card on each of these. A split ten or Ace that then draws an Ace or ten will count as twenty-one and NOT blackjack.
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