Playing blackjack for me is one of the most rewarding activities I engage in. I usually play online, seeing as the closest casino to me is nearly two hours away. Lately my favorite site to play at is Bodog. I usually play roulette at Bodog Casino, so I decided their blackjack had to be just … Continue reading Single Deck Blackjack at Bodog Casino
While blackjack may have started out a single deck card game years and years ago, it has evolved since those days into a mere shadow of its former self. The odds have changed and so have so has its payout. Which is why I shook my head and laughed when I read an article written … Continue reading Truth About Single Deck Blackjack
Would you believe that there are still single deck blackjack games out there? I am not talking about blackjack variations that use a single deck or about single deck games that offer a 6-5 payout. I am talking about good old fashioned single deck blackjack. It is true, such games are not easy to find … Continue reading Single Deck Blackjack Games
Ah, single deck games. We blackjack players hardly ever see them anymore. So where did they go? I
It does not come any truer than that. Blackjack started out as a single deck game. That is what it was built on. Back in the day blackjack was played on a single deck with a 3-2 payout for a natural. Nowadays you can almost never find that. Nowadays if you see a single deck … Continue reading 6-5 Payouts are to Blackjack What a Smack is to the Face
Being dealt a natural blackjack is the best feeling in the game. The awesome feeling comes from receiving the best payout in the game without doing a thing. The only thing second to it is winning with an underdog hand because you go from disappointment at being dealt a crappy hand to elation at winning. … Continue reading Getting a Blackjack and Payouts
There are some so-called blackjack strategies out there that players no in the know will swear by. Assuming that the dealer has a card worth 10 for a hole card is one such strategy. Sure on the surface it might sound like an okay strategy to use in blackjack, almost like it is a safety … Continue reading Bad Blackjack Strategies: Dealer Has a 10 Hole Card
I will admit it. I am a fan of Vegas Strip Blackjack. For those of you that are just now getting into blackjack, this is not some drinking version of blackjack in which you get to take your clothes off. Clothes stay on. Vegas Strip Blackjack is actually one of the most common types of … Continue reading What Makes Vegas Strip Blackjack Good
The game of blackjack is one of the most balanced casino games, be it online blackjack or blackjack found in a brick and mortar casino. Think about it for a moment. The odds of winning blackjack are 48% and the odds of losing are 52%. That is actually pretty even in terms of odds of … Continue reading Blackjack Balance
In addition to single deck games, you blackjack players also want to keep an eye out for blackjack games that allow you to double down after splitting a pair. You have a pair when the first two cards you are dealt are worth the same amount. This would be being dealt two 6s. It is … Continue reading Player Favorable Blackjack Rules