Blackjack Strategy Learn About Blackjack Strategy from the Experts

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Blackjack is one of the most well-known games participated in, in casinos. Blackjack is also known as 21 or Chemin de Fer. The game is a mix of chance and ability coupled with choices. The game has changed over a period of time. Players have specialized in specific abilities like "card counting," which allows them to turn the odds of the game in the players favor. The game has been around since the 18th century. References can be found in historical documents to a game referred to as "vingt-et-un," which in French means Twenty One, and is deemed as the precursor to black jack.

The game was initially not very popular in the states. This caused the betting houses trying various features like providing a reward like a 10-to-1 payout, if the player had a "black" jack and an ace of spades. The jack could be either the jack of clubs or spades. Once the game became well-liked, the bonus payout soon disappeared from the game.

Any hand which achieves a value of 21 is considered a winner. The total can not exceed twenty-one, in which case the hand is said to be "bust." The goal of each player is to best the casino. If both the blackjack player and the croupier have the identical score, it's called "push" (a tie), with not either the blackjack player or the croupier coming away with a win on the hand.