Blackjack Glossary Study
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The following list offers you the basic blackjack terms and notions to know.
A
Anchorman - in accordance with blackjack glossary, the player who occupies the last place at the playing table and thus the last player who makes decision
B
Blackjack - the initial hand possesses 21 point combination (e.g. an Ace + any face card); automatic win of the owner
Bust - the combination of cards which total is more than 21 points
C
Card Counter - a person who watches the traces of the cards left the game and thus calculates the card values which are still in the deck; act correspondingly to this data
D
Dealer - the casino staff member who shuffles and deals the cards each round of play
Deck - a regular pack consists of 52 cards used to perform blackjack card game
Double Down - an option for a player to double his wager and get only one card additionally to form the hand
F
First Baseman - in accordance with blackjack glossary, the player who occupies the first place at the playing table and thus the first player who makes decision
Flat Bet - the only and stable wager size the player bets during the game
Face-up card - the one of the dealer cards placed seen for players
Face cards - Jacks, Queens and Kings; otherwise the paint
H
Hand - the cards dealt by the dealer for player to operate
Hard Total - in accordance with rules for blackjack, the hand which has no Aces or which possesses an Ace values 1 point
Head-to-Head - the player vs. the dealer gameplay; opposite to PvP format
Hit - additional card intake to increase the hand total points
Hole Card - watch Face-up card
House - otherwise the casino
I
Insurance - an option for a player to secure his bet from the dealer blackjack; possible when the dealer hole card is an Ace
M
Multiple-Deck - the game which is performed with 2 or more card packs
N
Natural - one of the blackjack characteristics; otherwise standard or regular
P
Paint - Jacks, Queens and Kings; otherwise the face cards
Push - the situation during the game when the player total is equal to the dealer total
R
Round - the completed series of actions all the players + the dealer perform
S
Shoe - a box containing the card packs for blackjack performance
Shuffle - the card mixing procedure performed by the dealer
Single-Deck - the usage of 1 deck of cards during the blackjack playing
Soft Total - in accordance with blackjack strategy peculiarities, the hand which possesses an Ace values 11 points
Splitting Pairs - an option for a player to split his cards (pairs) into two separate hands
Stand - an option for a player to take no more cards
Surrender - an option for a player to leave the game at once, without making decision; the ½ of the initial bet returns to the player
T
Ten-Value Card - any card possesses the value of 10 points (all the 10's, Jacks, Queens + Kings)
Third Baseman - watch Anchorman
Tip or Toke - the player gift (a chip usually) for the dealer
Twenty-One - otherwise blackjack card game.
U
Unit - the regular wager size
Upcard - watch Face-up card