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Introduction to the Game & History of Blackjack

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Summary: Learn about the history of the game of black jack in this free how-to video on winning strategies for playing blackjack.

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Blackjack is a card game which is also commonly referred to as twenty-one or Pontoon, mixing the discipline of card-counting and memorization with the luck of chance. Originating in France around 1700, the game has taken many forms, but persists in the Western world today with a standard pattern Each player is dealt two cards by the dealer, the end goal being for the players to beat the dealer by reaching a sum of 21 or closer to it than his or her opponents. The game seems simple on the surface, but involves many strategies and calculations, including hits, stands, double downs, splits, and surrenders.

In this free video clip series, our expert will explain the game of blackjack, how to play, what the rules are, and what kind of strategies and techniques a beginner can use to learn the game quickly and play it successfully. Make use of our expert's master charts and skill at the blackjack table and learn how to count cards and split based on his demonstrations and tips. Learn a variety of blackjack techniques such as pair splitting, double downs and soft double downs, ace counting tips, five-six counts, and much more.

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"I am Joe Marshall with Expert Village.com and today we are going to learn how to win at Blackjack. Today we are going to be discussing blackjack. Blackjack could be found dating back as early as the 1500’s and here in America we found in 1910 the first games were being played in Evansville, Indiana. Around that time, expert mathematicians were calculating the odds and defining strategies that basically would beat poker and blackjack in a long run, and in my opinion, the most credit should go to Dr. Edward Thorpe and the calculations of Julian Braun. He worked for IBM Corporation and MIT. Those guys both paved the way to make blackjack a beatable game. We will be talking about that now. "

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