Blackjack Training
by Marco on Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Black Jack is one of the more favored games participated in, in casinos. Blackjack is also referred to as "twenty one" or "pontoon." The game is a mix of chance and skills combined with choices. The card game has adapted over a set amount of time. Players have specialized in specific skills like "card counting," which allows them to turn the odds of the game in the players direction. The game has been in existence since the 1700s. References can be found in historical scriptures to a game referred to as "vingt-et-un," which means twenty one in French, and is deemed as the ancestor to black jack.
The card game was originally not very popular in the states. This caused the gambling houses attempting various things like providing a bonus in case of a ten to one pay out, if the player had an ace of spades and a black jack. The jack could be either the jack of clubs or jack of spades. Once the card game became well-known, the bonus payout soon disappeared from the rules.
Any hand which reaches a total of twenty one is deemed a winner. The value can not go beyond twenty-one, in which case the hand is considered to be "bust." The goal of each player is to beat the dealer. If the blackjack player and the casino both have an identical score, it’s called "push," with not either the blackjack player or the house winning the hand.
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