There is practically no difference between playing blackjack at online casino’s such as Captain Cooks Casino and playing in a land-based casino. Some of the players call this game blackjack, whereas, some other call it twenty-one. But no matter what you call it, they are the same.
Blackjack is actually a card game where the player competes one-on-one with the dealer and the primary goal in this game is to have a hand which totals 21. This game is played with 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8 decks of cards. In single as well as in double deck games the dealer usually holds the cards of blackjack and deals them out. On the other hand, in multi-deck games all the cards are dealt out of a box, which is known as a shoe.
In most of the time in hand held games the cards of blackjack are dealt face down and the gambler picks up his cards, whereas, in a shoe game the cards are dealt face up to the casino player and he is not allowed to touch his own cards.
If you are novice in this field, you must not forget that in order to win you need to beat the dealer without busting. When your blackjack card total crosses 21 you loose automatically and this is called busting.
While discussing about this game its card values should also needs to be mentioned. Cards 2 – 10 are counted at face value and all face cards have a value of 10. A queen and a five are considered to be equal to 15, whereas, an ace can count as either 1 or 11. In this game, the hand, which doesn’t have an ace is called hard hand, whereas, a hand, which contains an ace is called soft hand. On the other hand, if the player draws to a soft hand and the 3 blackjack cards equals to a number where counting an ace as 11 puts him over 21 then the hand is referred to as a hard hand.
Some of the betting options that you can go for while playing this game of blackjack include Surrender (Early Surrender, Late Surrender), Insurance, Even Money, Double Down, Hard Hand, Split Hand and Soft Hand.
