About casino Blackjack

If you're unfamiliar with the casino game of Blackjack, here's an overview.

The objective is to accept cards from the dealer to create a hand that has a point total that is between the dealer's total and 21.

The number cards (2 to 10) have point values equal to the number. The face cards (jack, queen, and king) are worth 10 points. The ace is worth either 11 points or one point. When using an ace as 11 points, the value of the hand is soft. When using an ace as one point, the value is hard.

A hand with an ace and seven, therefore, has a hard total of 8 and a soft total of 18.

There are four two-card combinations that total twenty-one. These are all called blackjack even though only one of the four combinations involves a jack.