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Blackjack Terms by
Online Gambling PhD
In this section we have provided you will a
complete listing of commonly used blackjack words and
phrases. Once you familiarize yourself with these terms an
phrases, you'll be on your way to playing like a pro. There
terms apply whether online gambling or in a land
based casino.
Action - This is the amount of money a
player uses during an entire blackjack session.
Betting Limits - These limits are
created to mark the minimum and maximum amounts that can be
be bet at a time. Blackjack -
This is a hand where the cards total 21.
Break - This term is another
term for bust. It means that you have gone over the total of
21. Burn Card - This is the
card that is put on the bottom of the deck or in that
discard tray after the shuffle and the deck is cut.
Before start of play it it recommended that you determine if
this technique is used or not.
Bust - This term is the same as the term break. It means
that you have gone over the total of 21.
Card Counting - This is the
technique of tracking which cards have and have not been
played since the dealer shuffled. Card counting is not
illegal in blackjack, but if a casino is aware that you
might be doing this, they are likely to ask you to leave.
Color Up or Color Out - To do this is
to exchange your chips of smaller value into chips with
higher value. Cut - This is
what the dealer is doing when they divide the deck into two
or more parts before the start of the deal.
Cut Card - This is the card that the
dealer uses to cut the deck with. It is usually a
distinctively different color than the actual playing deck.
It is obviously not used for game play.
Early Surrender - This is when you
give up after a player receives their first two cars, but
before the dealer checks for a blackjack. By doing this you
only lose half of your bet. Even
Money - When playing blackjack, this means you get paid
the same as you bet on top of your original bet when the
player has a blackjack and the dealer is showing an ace.
Expected Win Rate - This is the
percentage of the total amount you bet that you can be
expected to win or lose over a period of time. This can vary
from online gambling to land based casinos. In many cases
the online casinos offer better win rates.
Down Card - This is the dealer's card
that is facing down. Also the hole card.
Face Cards - These cards are the Jack,
Queen, and King of each of the four suits. There are 12 face
cards in each deck of cards. They have a card value of 10.
While tens share the same value of face cards, they are not
actual face cards. First Base
- This is the location at the blackjack table that players
can sit at that is located nearest the dealer's left side.
Hard Hand - This is any blackjack hand
or hand that totals 21, that does not contain an ace with
the value of 11. Hit - This
is when you want and take another card.
Hole Card - This is the dealer's card
that is facing down. Insurance
- This is a bet on the side that the dealer has a natural
21. Insurance is offered when the dealer's up card is an
ace. If the dealer has a natural and you have purchased the
insurance bet, you win double. If the dealer does not in
fact have a natural and you purchased the insurance, your
bet is lost. Natural - This
is a hand where the first two cards have a total value of
21. This is also blackjack.
Online Blackjack - when
players play blackjack online, commonly called online
gambling. Pit
Boss - The pit boss is the casino employee who is
in charge of all the tables in a certain area. There primary
objective is to make sure that the tables in their area are
running smoothly and game play is fair.
Push - This is when the player and the
dealer have valid hands with the same point total. This is a
tie, and no money will change hands.
Shoe - This is the device on the table
that holds multiple decks of playing cards waiting to be
dealt. Soft Hand - This is
any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued at 11.
Stand - This is what you do when you
do not want any additional cards dealt to you.
Surrender - This is when you forfeit
half of your bet in order to not have to complete the hand.
Tip - This is the amount of money you
give the dealer during the game and after you are finished
playing. It is common practice to tip the dealer every five
hands or so if you are winning.
Up Card - This is the dealer's card that is facing up.
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