How To Play Face Up 21 Blackjack

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• How to Play
• Strategy
• Tips
• Background
• Glossary

The player starts the game with a bet, the amount of which must fall within the table limits of $ and $250. (The table limit is on display on the top left corner of the game board). The chips available are for $1, $5, $25 and $100.

The point values of the cards from 2 to 10 are at their face value. The face cards J, K and Q share a value of 10. Aces could be either 1 or 11, that is, whichever makes a better hand. For example, a hand of (4, A) could be either 5 or 15.

Once the bet is selected, click on deal. Two cards each will be dealt out face up, for the player and the dealer.

You now have three options to match the dealer’s score – hit, stand or double. The dealer’s total versus your total would be a guide to making your decision. If the dealer is way off 21, you can safely choose ‘hit’, but if his hand is close to 21, and yours is far from it, you can still opt for ‘hit’ to surpass him (always keeping in mind of course, that you cannot cross 21).

After you have selected ‘hit’, another card will be dealt out to you. What’s your score now? At par, still less than, or more than the dealer’s?

Well, if you’ve gone past the dealer, and are slightly short of 21, you’re safe. The game will wait for your next move. In this scenario, you can now choose to ‘stand’.

Since you have taken three cards to get somewhere near 21, and chosen to stand, it’s now the dealer’s turn to get a third card. What’s his score now? Less, or more than yours, or more than 21?

Hooray if you have a better total – you get your money back, and you have a chance to Rebet the amount! You can Rebet to play another game

Scenario 2: Between your hand and the dealer’s, if your first pair has a total that’s way ahead of the dealers’, and close to 21, you would be tempted to ‘stand’, so as not to exceed 21.

The dealer would then get a third, and a fourth card, and, unfortunately for you, would shoot past your total, and still be less than 21. In this case, you lose by your bet amount.

Scenario 3: Between your hand and the dealer’s, yours is somewhere close to 21, eg.18. the dealer could be at 12. At 18, you wouldn’t want to take the risk of ‘hitting’, so you choose to stand. The dealer has to draw 2 more cards, which could possibly take him past 21. If he goes bust, you win!

Scenario 4: You are given a deal of a hand of (5,5) and the dealer gets a hand of (10,7). The ‘double’ option is available to you, wherein your bet gets doubled, and you draw another card, after which it automatically stands. If the third card brings your total score to one that’s higher than the dealer’s you win.

Scenario 5: You could get a blackjack in the first deal itself, with a perfect score of 21 with 2 cards Ace and 10. You win!

Face Up 21 is all about these permutations and combinations which you need to be aware of before playing.

Remember, players win even money, i.e, you win your bet amount, as well as the dealer’s.

You also need to pay attention to the following features :

Additional Features

8 decks of cards are used to deal in the Face Up 21 blackjack, and re-shuffled after each hand.

The ‘dealer hits a soft total of 17’ is the rule Face Up 21 follows. This means that when the dealer has a hand that totals 17, as in (Ace, 6) (Ace, 5, Ace), (Ace, 2, 4), and hits, the house advantage against the player increases.

The dealer also stands on a soft total of 18 or more.

Players win even money on the games, which implies that you get your bet amount and an equal amount back from the house.

In case of a Blackjack tie, it’s the player who wins, though not so in other ties, where the advantage goes to the dealer.

The ‘Double’ option can be used on a two card hand total of 9, 10 and 11, and after a ‘split’. You can ‘double down’ by doubling your card and receiving just one additional card to add to your hand

The ‘Split’ option can be used on two cards of equal value, while placing an additional bet equal to your ante. You can continue to ‘hit’ for each hand.

In case you wish to split an Ace, only one card is dealt.

Face Up 21 permits you to ‘double’ after a split, to increase your chances of getting to 21.

Rules

There are some rules that you cannot ignore.

All wins get you even money

In the event that a dealer has to stand on the first deal, ( as in a hard total of 17 or more, or a soft total of 18 or more) the player continues to draw cards automatically. Note: the presence or absence of the Ace makes a total that’s soft, or hard, respectively)

Player wins even when dealer goes bust.

Dealer wins all ties except the blackjack

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