I started dealing blackjack when I was 23, a long time ago. Dealing was not the easiest job, but it gave me a different perspective to how people react when there money was on the line. It also made me a much better player.

It startled me to see how bad most people play this game, its not rocket science. Yet player after player would lose there money on my table by making monumental mistakes. I only realized later when I started playing why people made these mistakes.

The Basics of Blackjack The object of blackjack The object of blackjack, like many other casino card games is to beat the dealer. After a series of cards has been dealt by the dealer, to the players and himself, and your hand totals more than the dealers without exceeding twenty one, your a winner.

This rule does not change even though there are many variations of this great game. If your total is the same as the dealers the result is a push (not a win or a loss).

Playing Blackjack All cards from two to ten have a value equal to the number on the card. All face cards, that is, kings, queens and jacks have a value of ten. The ace has a value of either eleven or one.

If you are dealt an ace and any card value of ten you have a blackjack which beats all other hands except one. That is if the dealer has a blackjack, in which case the result is a push, resulting in the end of the hand and a new hand is dealt.

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