What is Blackjack?

Series Summary

Ever wonder what's going on inside the head of the blackjack dealer as you sweat about whether or not to take another card? Does that sly smile which greets your latest bet indicate that you are a poker genius or a total chump? An insidious strategy to throw you off your game or a simple courtesy to put you at ease? Or perhaps both? The mob would prefer that you never find out, but here at Expert Village we have braved the wrath of casino bigshots throughout the land to bring you the insights of an actual dealer. So take a peek at this series to upgrade your skills with insider information. Just don't tell Tony or we might all get in trouble.

Pamela Hill takes you through the basics of blackjack, starting with the values of cards and chips. She also discusses splitting cards, dealer options and various card combinations. What better way to learn than from the other side of the table?

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Pamela Hill with Expert Village.com and today I'm going to be showing you how to deal Blackjack. Well the name of the game is blackjack it's a gambling game. Another name for blackjack is 21 and what a blackjack consists of is an ace, and in every deck there are four aces. And I'll just show you those... There is the ace of spades, ace of hearts, ace of diamonds, and an ace of clubs. So you have four suits. A blackjack consists of an ace and a ten, and in each deck of cards you have four types of tens. You have three picture cards so you have four kings of every suit, you have four queens of every suit and you also have four jacks of every suit. This is worth ten. And last but not least you have four tens of every suit. So a blackjack is an ace of any suit with a picture card. So lets grab actually a blackjack. And this is considered a blackjack. In a blackjack, it's worth 21 that's the best thing you can get in a game of blackjack. Blackjack is 21. When a player has blackjack they get three to two on their bet so for example if they bet fifty the player would then get seventy-five which is one and a half times their original bet, that the best thing they can get. The only thing is if the dealer also gets a blackjack the same time a player gets a blackjack its called a push or a tie so the player doesn't lose their original bet its just a tie and they both win. "