The following is a glossary of terms used in the card game blackjack. This is not intended to be a formal dictionary; precise usage details and multiple closely related senses are omitted here in favor of concise treatment of the basics.[1][2]
- Insurance in blackjack should be classified as a sucker bet. It is also classified as a side bet, available in most games of 21. It is offered when the dealer holds an Ace as their up-card. The bet is only open before the dealer checks or draws the hole card.
- First of all, let's explain how Blackjack Insurance works. If the dealer draws a face-up Ace card, you will be offered the insurance option. The reason being is that the dealers next card could be a value 10 card, giving them an instant Blackjack win. If you do accept the insurance bet, you will need to place a bet half of your current stake.
- The rules for how much you can stake on the insurance bet will vary at different casinos. At some places you can stake any amount up to half of your initial stake for the hand, while at others you must stake exactly half you initial stake for the hand.
The insurance bet is only available if the dealer's up card is an ace. Late Surrender: A rule which allows a player to surrender after the dealer has checked for blackjack at the cost of half the initial stake. Once all the cards are dealt in blackjack, and if the dealer's face-up card is an ace, players at the table are offered blackjack insurance. The insurance is effectively another wager, usually half the value of your initial bet, and it pays out 2:1 if the dealer reveals his second card is a ten or picture card, making blackjack.
8[edit]
- Being told by a casino that you are being removed, generally due to suspected advantage play.
B[edit]
- balanced count
- Any counting system which has an exact balance between plus cards and minus cards. In such a system, if the deck were counted down to the bottom, the resulting sum would be zero.
- blackjack
- 1. A card game in which players attempt to approach 21 but not exceed it
- 2. The best possible hand in the game blackjack, made up of an ace and a card valued at 10 (namely, 10, J, Q, K).
- bust
- Having a total over 21.
- bust card
- The individual card that brings the hand's total over 21.
- basic strategy
- A collection of actions that will offer the best odds off the top of the deck. These actions vary when different rules are applied to the game.
C[edit]
- cut card
- A brightly colored plastic card that serves to mark the point after which the dealer will reshuffle the cards, and used by a player to cut the cards prior to dealing.
D[edit]
- double or double down
- After seeing their hand, a player can Double by placing an additional bet equal to their original bet and subsequently drawing one and only one additional card. This move may only be used on the first two cards.
E[edit]
- even money
- When the dealer shows an ace and the player has a blackjack, the player can opt for even money and is paid immediately at 1:1. This is just a version of insurance, not a different bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the hand is a push, but the player receives two times the value of the insurance, which is the same as the original bet. If the dealer does not have blackjack, the player wins 1.5 times the value of the original bet but loses the value of the insurance, and still ends up with the value of the original bet.
F[edit]
- first base
- The betting spot located to the dealer's left, which is first to receive cards.
- A bonus or automatic win in some games when a hand contains five cards without busting.
H[edit]
- hard hand
- A hand in which there is a chance the player will bust on a hit.
- hit
- To ask for another card. If that extra card makes the total over 21, then the player busts.
- hole card
- A dealer card that is dealt face down and not revealed to players until after they have acted upon their hands.
I[edit]
- insurance
- When the dealer shows an ace, the player can choose to place a side bet of up to half the value of the original bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the bet pays 2:1. If the dealer does not have blackjack, the player loses the wager.
N[edit]
- natural
- Receiving a sum of 21 in the first two cards. A blackjack.
Explain Insurance In Blackjack Winnings
P[edit]
- penetration
- A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play. It may be expressed in percentage form or as a fraction where the denominator is always the total number of decks in play such as '4.5/6' or '75% penetration'.
- pitch game
- A blackjack game dealt from the hand of the dealer, normally using 1 or 2 decks
- push
- A tie; the player and dealer have hands with the same total below 22.
S[edit]
- shoe
- A device used to hold multiple decks of cards typically 4, 6 or 8. Cards are dealt one at a time from the shoe.
- shoe game
- A blackjack game which is dealt from a shoe. Shoe games typically use more than 2 decks.
- soft
- A soft hand is a hand that includes an ace valued as 11, as opposed to 1.
- split
- If a player is dealt two cards of the same rank, they can choose to play each of them separately, putting up a bet for each one.
- stand
- To stop asking for more cards.
- stiff
- Any hard hand where the possibility to exceed 21 exists by drawing an additional card namely 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16
- surrender
- To surrender is to abandon your hand, while recovering half of your initial bet.
Insurance Meaning In Blackjack
E[edit]
- even money
- When the dealer shows an ace and the player has a blackjack, the player can opt for even money and is paid immediately at 1:1. This is just a version of insurance, not a different bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the hand is a push, but the player receives two times the value of the insurance, which is the same as the original bet. If the dealer does not have blackjack, the player wins 1.5 times the value of the original bet but loses the value of the insurance, and still ends up with the value of the original bet.
F[edit]
- first base
- The betting spot located to the dealer's left, which is first to receive cards.
- A bonus or automatic win in some games when a hand contains five cards without busting.
H[edit]
- hard hand
- A hand in which there is a chance the player will bust on a hit.
- hit
- To ask for another card. If that extra card makes the total over 21, then the player busts.
- hole card
- A dealer card that is dealt face down and not revealed to players until after they have acted upon their hands.
I[edit]
- insurance
- When the dealer shows an ace, the player can choose to place a side bet of up to half the value of the original bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the bet pays 2:1. If the dealer does not have blackjack, the player loses the wager.
N[edit]
- natural
- Receiving a sum of 21 in the first two cards. A blackjack.
Explain Insurance In Blackjack Winnings
P[edit]
- penetration
- A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play. It may be expressed in percentage form or as a fraction where the denominator is always the total number of decks in play such as '4.5/6' or '75% penetration'.
- pitch game
- A blackjack game dealt from the hand of the dealer, normally using 1 or 2 decks
- push
- A tie; the player and dealer have hands with the same total below 22.
S[edit]
- shoe
- A device used to hold multiple decks of cards typically 4, 6 or 8. Cards are dealt one at a time from the shoe.
- shoe game
- A blackjack game which is dealt from a shoe. Shoe games typically use more than 2 decks.
- soft
- A soft hand is a hand that includes an ace valued as 11, as opposed to 1.
- split
- If a player is dealt two cards of the same rank, they can choose to play each of them separately, putting up a bet for each one.
- stand
- To stop asking for more cards.
- stiff
- Any hard hand where the possibility to exceed 21 exists by drawing an additional card namely 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16
- surrender
- To surrender is to abandon your hand, while recovering half of your initial bet.
Insurance Meaning In Blackjack
T[edit]
- third base
- The betting spot located on the dealer's right which is last to act.
U[edit]
- upcard
- The card that the dealer is showing.
References[edit]
- ^Dalton, Michael. 'The Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One - Blackjack Review Network'. Blackjack Review Network. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^'Glossary of terms'. Retrieved 1 February 2018.