- Open a Blackjack table by selecting the
Blackjack button in the Poker Lobby or by selecting the Blackjack button on any
of the poker tables.
- Your chips are stacked in denominations of $1, $5, $25 and $100 at the
right side of the table window.
- Select the amount you want to wager on a given hand by clicking on the chip
of that denomination. Likewise, you can decrease the amount wagered by clicking
on the 'Bet' stack.
- Once the wager is placed, click on the 'Deal' button. The 'Deal' button
will be activated only if a bet amount equal to or more than the minimum bet
amount has been wagered.
- The dealer deals two cards face up to you and deals two cards to himself.
The first is dealt face up and the other face down.
- Depending on the strength of your (the player's) cards, you can choose one
of several options: 'Hit', 'Stand', 'Double', 'Split', or 'Surrender'. These
are decided as per game rules.
- Dealer checks for Blackjack before you draw your third card.
- The 'Insurance' option is offered to the player in case the dealer has an
Ace as his first card.
- Once you/the dealer stands or busts, the results are displayed just above
the 'Deal' button.
- To continue the game with the same bet, click on 'Repeat Bet' button.
- To clear the game and place a new bet, click on 'Clear'
- To place a new bet, click on the desired chip denomination.
- Your current account balance is displayed in the bottom right-hand
corner.
- Click on 'Rebuy' to transfer a complete or partial amount. Check the
appropriate radio button and enter the desired amount.
- If you have exhausted all your available balance and have no funds
remaining, click on 'Rebuy' followed by the PartyAccount '$' button to add more
funds to your real money account. Note that the 'In Play' amount shown on the
PartyAccount page does not include the amount that is currently wagered on the
Blackjack table.
- Click on 'Rules' to view the game rules.
- Click on 'Game logs' to view the logs of previously played games.
- Click on 'Exit Game' to stop playing.
Game Options
- Stand
- Click on the stand button to keep your hand at its current value. If you
are satisfied with your hand, you may choose to stand at any time. Click
'Stand' and when the dealer completes his or her hand, the hands will be
compared.
- Hit
- To be dealt another card, click on 'Hit'. You may continue to deal cards to
your hand until you either stand or go bust.
- Double Down
- After you are dealt your first two cards (any value), you will see the
option to 'Double Down' appear. Once this option is selected, the bet amount is
automatically doubled and you will be dealt one more card. The hand will
auto-stand after this card.
Doubling down is also provided as an option after splitting. However, if
your account balance is not sufficient for the additional bet, the double down
option will not be offered.
In the event that you lose the bet, you will forfeit the entire bet amount -
the initial bet and the additional amount placed for the double down
option.
- Split
- If you have two cards of the same value (e.g. a pair of sevens, 10s, etc.,
or a King and a Jack and so on), you can click 'Split' to divide the cards into
two hands. This option is also available in the event that you are dealt a pair
of aces as your first two cards. Once this option is selected, an additional
bet, equal to your original bet, is automatically placed.
If the hand qualifies for split but your account balance is insufficient for
the additional bet, the split option will not be offered.
You may draw as many cards as you wish on each split hand, with the
exception of splitting on Aces. If Aces are split, only one card will be dealt
to each Ace. If a 10-value card is dealt to either Ace, the hand is counted as
21, not Blackjack.
How to Play the Split Option
- When the split option is clicked, the cards are divided into two hands and
one more card is dealt to each of the hands. An arrow pointing to a hand
indicates that it is active.
- Click on Hit/Stand or other offered options, depending on your hand.
- Once the first hand is decided, the arrow moves to the second hand.
Click on Hit/Stand or the other offered options, depending on your hand.
- Insurance
- Insurance gives you a chance to protect yourself if you believe the dealer
might have Blackjack. If the dealer's first card (open card) is an Ace, you can
choose to insure your hands against the dealer's Blackjack by clicking on
'Insurance'. Insurance costs 50% of the bet amount and is in addition to your
initial bet. Once you opt for Insurance, the additional bet is automatically
placed.
If the dealer has a Blackjack, the insurance bet pays 2:1 and you will lose
the initial bet. In the event of the dealer not having a Blackjack, you lose
the insured bet and the game continues for the initial bet amount. Insurance is
not offered to the player if the player Blackjacks.
If the hand qualifies for insurance but your account balance is insufficient
for the additional bet, the insurance option will not be offered.
- Surrender
- As your point total is announced, you may select to discontinue play of
your hand for that round and surrender only one-half of your wager. You have
the option to surrender on the first two cards. This decision must be made
prior to indicating whether you wish to double down, split pairs, stand and/or
hit. The surrender option is not offered if the dealer has Blackjack.
Click on 'Surrender' to surrender your cards. Surrender is allowed and half
of the bet forfeited after the dealer has checked for a Blackjack (a two-card
count of 21). If the dealer's second card does not result in a Blackjack,
one-half of your wager will be returned. The game is completed after the dealer
has checked for a Blackjack.
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