blackjack bonuses

[theman]

Hi guys..

Bonuses are one of the important factors when we talk about the blackjack..

If you play blackjack, either online or at live casinos, you should take advantage of comps and bonuses. These casino promotions can make your blackjack experience more pleasurable, and even more profitable.
Bonuses And Comps

Blackjack bonuses and comps are rewards for playing at the casino. Bonuses in live casinos can result in free meals, shows or rooms. You can get them by having your play "rated" by the casino. This rating has nothing to do with your blackjack skill, it is only a measure of how long and how much you play.

When you play online, you can earn a Blackjack bonus by just signing up to a casino. After playing the requisite amount, the bonus shows up in your account.
What's So Great about Bonuses?

Simply put, blackjack bonuses are free items that help counterbalance the house edge. Casinos expect that once they get you in and playing, you will for a long time without using correct strategy. In most cases, the casino is correct.

However, if you are a savvy blackjack player, stick to basic blackjack strategy and don't let your emotions get in the way of proper play. This way, you can significantly reduce the house edge. In a live casino, this can amount to free show tickets, free meals and free or discounted hotel rooms. At an online casino, this can even lead to a period with positive expectation.

[JoseCMartin]

Blackjack is sometimes referred to simply as 21. This is because getting your cards to total 21 is the basic premise of the game. Your ultimate goal is to have a hand value that is closer to 21 than that of the dealer, without going over 21. You are only playing against the hand of the dealer not against any of the other players at your table. The dealer has certain rules of play, which he or she must abide by so there no problem with the dealer or the other players seeing the cards in your hand. If you're playing at a game where six or eight decks are being used all players cards will be dealt face up, the dealer's first card will not. Games with fewer decks are usually dealt face down. Whether your cards are dealt face up or not, don't be afraid to show the dealer or other players your cards in order to ask questions.

[JoseCMartin]

In blackjack only the value of your cards are important the suits of the cards have no meaning. The cards from 2 through 9 are the value indicated. If you have a 6 and an 8 then your hand is worth 6 + 8 = 14. The 10, Jack, Queen and King each have the value of 10. If you have a 10 and a King then your hand is worth 10 + 10 = 20. If you have a 5 and a Jack then your hand is worth 5 + 10 = 15. An Ace may be counted as either 1 or 11 depending on the other cards in your hand. If you have a 6 and an Ace then your hand is worth either 7 or 17. If you stop at this point then your hand will be worth 17. Let's say you draw another card and it is an 8. Your hand is now a 6, an 8 and an Ace. This hand has the value 6 + 8 + 1 = 15. In this case the Ace must be worth 1 otherwise the hand would be 6 + 8 + 11 = 25, which is over 21 and a losing hand regardless of what the dealer has. Going over 21 is called "busting" in blackjack. If you bust then you lose the hand even if the dealer also busts. In the case mentioned earlier (6 + Ace = 17) this is referred to as a "soft" 17. A soft total occurs when you have a hand with an Ace that can be either a 1 or 11 without busting. If you added a 10 to the previous hand (6 + 10 + Ace = 17) you would have a "hard" 17. In this case the Ace can only be counted as 1 in order to avoiding busting. With a soft total you can always draw another card with no risk of busting.

[JoseCMartin]

The dealing begins to the dealer's left and goes around the table in a clock-wise manner. The dealer makes two passes, first dealing each player one card then giving himself a card face down. On the second pass the dealer will again give each player a card and then will deal himself a second card, this time face up. This can vary in Europe and Australia where the dealer may deal his first card face up and deal his second card after all players have finished their hands. This is called "European No Hole Card Rule." In games where players' cards are dealt face up, players should not touch their cards. In games where the cards are dealt face down the players will hold their cards in their hand. You may only touch the cards one had and you must keep your cards held over the table. Any subsequent cards will be dealt face up on the table and should not be picked up. Play begins to the dealer's left and progress around the table in the same fashion as the dealing. Some of these rules may sound odd but they are there place to prevent players from cheating the casino. If you're new to the game you may want to stand by a table and watch what people do before sitting down to try your new skills.

[JoseCMartin]

Part of the beauty of blackjack is the fact that you're only playing against the dealer and the dealer must play their hand in a specified way. There are two common rule variations that dictate how the dealer must act.