Game
Masters BlackJack
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The object of
the game is to draw cards totaling closer to 21 than the Dealer
draws without going over 21. The cards are dealt clockwise
from a dealing "shoe." Each Player is dealt two
cards, face up; the Dealer takes two cards, one face up (up
card) and one face down (hole card). Cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 count at face value. Picture cards (Jack, Queen,
King) count as ten. Aces count as one or eleven, whichever
is to the Player's advantage, e.g., Ace + 8 = 9, or Ace +
8 = 19.
If you receive
an Ace and a Ten value card as your first two cards, you have
Blackjack. The Dealer will announce Blackjack, pay you one
and one-half times the bet, then remove those cards before
acting on any other hands. However, if the Dealers face up
card is an Ace or Ten value card, he will act on all hands.
If he has Blackjack, the hand will be a Push (Standoff). You
neither win nor lose. If the Dealer makes 21 with 3 or more
cards, the Players Blackjack wins.
If you do not
have Blackjack on your first two cards, you may decide to
stand (draw no more cards), or hit (draw more cards) until
you decide to stand. If your card count goes over 21, you
lose. In the event that the Dealer has Blackjack, a Players
21 will lose. The Dealer must always hit on 16 and stand on
17. If the Dealer goes over 21, he must pay all hands remaining
on the table. Hand signals are used by the Player to signal
a hit or stand. The Player may not handle, remove, or alter
any cards used in the game of Blackjack. The Dealer will call
out the point totals, but it is also the Players responsibility
to check the totals.
DOUBLING
DOWN After you are
dealt your first two cards, unless you have a point total of
21, you may decide to double down. In this case, you can increase
your bet by an amount up to your original bet. You will then
be dealt only one more card. Back To The Top
SPLITTING
PAIRS If your first
two cards have the same point value, (10, Jack, Queen, King
they do not have to be matched pairs), you may split them and
form two separate hands by wagering an amount equal to the original
bet. Each hand will be played and completed in turn. You may
draw as many cards as you wish on each split hand, with the
exception of splitting Aces. If you split Aces, only one card
will be dealt to each Ace. You may double down on split hands.
You may split pairs twice (for a total of three hands) on a
seven player table and split pairs three times (for a total
number of four hands) on a six player table. If you split Aces,
only one card will be dealt to each Ace. If a Ten value card
is dealt to either Ace, the hand is counted as 21, not Black
jack. Back To The Top
INSURANCE If the Dealers
up card is an Ace, he will announce insurance. You may make
an insurance bet before any other Player receives a third card.
This involves placing a separate bet, of up to one-half of your
original bet, in front of your original bet. The insurance bet
is entirely separate from the original bet. If the Dealer has
Blackjack, you will be apid two to one on the insurance bet.
If the Dealer does not have Black jack, you will lose the insurance
bet. Back To The Top
BLACKJACK In the event that
the Dealer has Black jack, the Player can only lose his original
wager; split and double down bets are returned to the Player.
In the event that the Player has Black jack and the Dealer does
not have an Ace or Ten value card as the first face up card,
the Dealer shall pay the Player's Black jack wager at odds of
3 to 2 and remove the Player's cards prior to any Players receiving
a third card. If the Dealers face up card is an Ace or Ten value
card, all Players hands shall be acted upon.URRENDER
BLACKJACK: A VARIATION OF THE BASIC GAME
As a Players point total is announced, he/she may elect to discontinue
play of his/her hand for that round and surrender only one-half
of his/her wager. This decision must be made prior to the player
indicating whether he/she wishes to double down, split pairs,
stand and/or draw. If the first card dealt to the Dealer is
an Ace, King, Queen, Jack or 10, the Dealer will place the wager
of the Player wishing to surrender on top of the Players cards.
If the Dealers second card results in a Dealer Black jack, the
Players entire wager will be collected by the Dealer. However,
if the Dealers second card does not result in a Dealer Black
jack, then one-half of the Player's wager will be returned to
the Player. Back To The Top
