Blackjack Queen Worth

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The Casino cannot open accounts or process Blackjack Queen Worth bets or financial transactions for individuals residing in Blackjack Queen Worth Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) state in Germany. Bayton Ltd (C41970), is a Maltese registered company registered at. Note that an Ace always counts 1 for the dealer, except for a blackjack. A blackjack is a 2 card hand totalling 21, made up of a 10, Jack, Queen, or King plus an Ace with a value of 11. Your best win is a blackjack, since you win 1.5 times your bet rather than the bet itself.

Overview

You make your bet, and the calculator, as dealer, deals two cards to youand two to itself. You see the dealer's first card face up, then his secondface down (the calculator shows 0). Your two cards are then shown face up,one at a time. Next, you see a number in the form XXX.YY, where XXX is yourbet and YY is the number of points in your hand.

You and the dealer may draw additional cards. Your goal is to finish witha hand whose total count is 21 or below, but closer to 21 than the dealer's.If your hand totals over 21, you lose (you're 'busted').

The King is indicated by 13, the Queen by 12, and the Jack by 11, but allcount 10 points each. The other cards always count their face values exceptthe Ace. The Ace counts 1 unless you decide to change it to an 11 (pressD ). (If you have chosen 11 for an Ace, and want it counted 1, press E.).If the next card you draw makes your score over 21, the calculator willautomatically check for an Ace and make it count 1 if you have chosen 11for its value. Note that an Ace always counts 1 for the dealer, except fora blackjack. A blackjack is a 2 card hand totalling 21, made up of a 10,Jack, Queen, or King plus an Ace with a value of 11. Your best win is ablackjack, since you win 1.5 times your bet rather than the bet itself. Ifboth you and the dealer get blackjack, you neither win nor lose, it's a 'push.'

After the initial deal, and provided neither you nor the dealer have blackjack,you may ask the dealer to give you another card ('hit') by pressing B. Ifyou don't want to draw, you may 'stand' by pressing C. The calculator willthen show the dealer's two cards. If the dealer's (calculator's) hand counts16 or less, it draws. It continues to draw until its hand totals 17 or more,then it stands.

The calculator then determines if you've won or lost, and blinks your winnings(XXX) or losses (-XXX) and your final score (YY) in the form XXX.YY.

Next it shows your total account (the sum of your winnings and losses forall the games you've played this session).

Terms for HP-67/97 Game of 21 (Blackjack)

1. BLACKJACK: Any Ace (1) with 10, Jack (11), Queen (12) or King (13).
2. BUST: When your points are 22 or more.
3. HIT: Signify that you wish another card by pressing B.
4. STAND: You wish no more cards. Press C.
5. PUSH: You have the same points as HP-67/97. Blinking 0.000000000 when both have blackjack: blinking 0.00 for ordinary push

Instructions

Example

Load sides 1 and 2.

Dealer's 20 beats your 18, so you lose the $100 you won the first game. Careto try your luck again?

***Shown by PRINT on HP-97 and by PAUSE on HP-67.

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Point Values in Blackjack

Card and Hand Values in Blackjack

One of the first things a card player needs to understand about blackjack is that suit doesn't matter. The only thing that matters at the blackjack table is the point value of each card and of each hand. The goal of the game is to get a point total that is higher than the dealer's without going bust, or getting a hand value of over 21.

The ace is worth 1 point or 11 points, whichever is most advantageous to the player. A hand with an ace in it is called a 'soft hand' because if the player takes a hit, he will almost never go bust because the ace will be counted as 1 instead of 11.

All face cards, the jack, queen, and king, are worth 10 points each.

All other cards in the deck are worth whatever the numeric value of each card is.

Why the Ten's Are the Most Important Cards

There are a number of reasons that the 10's are more important than any other cards. The first is that there are more 10's in the deck than any other card value. (There are 16 cards worth 10 points in a 52 card deck. All other cards only have 4 cards worth their value.)

10's are a critical ingredient in being dealt a blackjack too, since a 10 and an ace give a total of 21. Getting a blackjack (a natural total of 21) results in a 3 to 2 payout, which makes a big difference in the player edge.

Why Five's Are Almost as Important

The five is the least advantageous card in the deck for the player because a five makes it really easy for a player to get a 'stiff hand', or a hand that it's really easy to go bust with. If you took all four of the 5's out of the deck, you'd turn then advantage over from the house to the player instantly with only that one change.

If it weren't for cards like five's and ten's, there would be no such thing as card counting.

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