Face Up 21

Face up 21 BlackJack Rules and Strategy:

The objective of face up 21 is same getting the total 21 points. The game rules are little different to adjust the odds since in this variant the players are in advantage. In this game if you get a tie hand, you lose the game and you can win the tie with only holding a blackjack. On getting the blackjack you’ll be instantly paid and you can play maximum three hands simultaneously.

1. The casinos may have their own count of decks though according to rules the game is played using eight decks.
2. You can split the cards if have cards of same suit and same points. The player wishes to split the cards, has to place extra wagers on the pre placed wager.
3. The amount of wager is the initial value of wager that the players place to start the game.
4. The players can choose double down for cards with 9, 10 or 11 points also they can double down after split.
5. You are chosen as a winner if the dealer is forced to stand at the value less than 17, but for this you must not bust or if you have 21 you are an automatically winner.

Since the players can observe the dealer’s cards they can estimate the number of points they require to win. This favors the players most.

Cards Value:

• All cards from 2 to 10 irrespective of the color have their same face value
• Jack, Queen and King has face value of 10 points each (again irrespective of the color of card).
• Ace - I used to call it a hypocrite card as it face value may be 1 or 11 depends on requirement.



Common Terms:


When the cards are distributed and opened (obviously dealer’s only one card is opened) usually you will see four option to choose from

• Hit: Simply a call for another card. (You may hit again-n-again if you are not satisfied with deck total with the only condition is your hand sum is lesser than 21).
• Stand: This option is to use when your hand total is nearby 21 (normally more than 17) and then dealer need to open his card(s).
• Double: As clear from its name it will double your bet amount. (Not only double your wager but make one HIT and then automatically go for STAND, irrespective what your total is).
  
• Surrender:Easy to understand with its literature meaning ‘GIVE UP’. Using surrender will return your half bet amount only. You must keep in mind that you can only use this option at initial stage (before hitting HIT or STAND) only.
  Use this option if your cards sum is less than 7 and dealer card is >7



There is one more term which you love to hear but only when dealer is opening their cards and that is BURST.

• Burst: As I said it’s the term you love to listen when dealer’s cards are getting opened. It simply means that the hand has crossed 21 and no further moves are possible and if only dealer’s cards are burst (irrespective of your hand total) than you are the winner. On the other hand if both dealer and player’s cards are burst than dealer is the winner.



Occasional Terms:


There are only two options which are used occasionally (but are very important to understand)

• Insurance: This option is activated when dealer opened card is hypocrite card (Ace). It is basically the gamble whether the dealer will hit blackjack (options are if dealer second card is either 10, Jack, Queen or King). If dealer hit the blackjack than you may lose the game but win the insurance (2:1). This is to keep in notice that insurance amount is always just the half of your actual bet amount.
• Split: Again easy to understand with its literature meaning ‘divide in parts’ (here in two equal parts) and you will start playing multihand blackjack for this particular bet where your two cards of one deck will be divided in two decks and two bets and each deck will play individually and all same rules will apply



Game Results:


Now come the results, like other games there is either you win or dealer or the third option is tie. Now let’s elaborate them to understand better:

• Player Win: There are two scenario when player wins. First is when your cards total is greater than dealers card total but lesser than 21. Second is when your total is less than 21 and dealer BURST (total cross 21).
• Dealer Win: Dealer win when the case is just opposite to the above said scenario i.e. when dealer card total is more closer to 21 than player hand’s card or if player burst.
  Please note: If both player and dealer burst (there hand total cross 21) than you dealer will be considered as winner. (This is the only part of blackjack which I don’t like)
• Push: Though, most of the terms in blackjack work as same as their literate meaning but the only exception is PUSH. Push actually means TIE – When both player’s and dealer’s hand total is equal to each other and you will be the winner of your wagered amount only.

Now, we have cleared classic BlackJack playing rules and I invite you to please select any of my tested, selected and enjoyed Best BlackJack tables mentioned above to start your own gaming experience. I personally advise you to please start playing for free money initially and once you opened your hands and gain some experience than play with real money wisely.

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