Rule
Variations
Some
casinos offer surrender. If your initial hand seems hopeless
you can take back half your bet and forfeit the rest. Surrender
is usually restricted to situations when the dealer doesn't have
a natural. This is known as late surrender. Occasionally,
you may be allowed early surrender against an ace that
turns out to be blackjack.
Other
rule variations include different payouts on naturals, not checking
the hole card on insurance bets, restrictions on splitting and doubling,
and a panoply of side bets that usually offer worse odds than the
basic game.
Every
casino has its own unique combination of rules, so you should always
check the specifics before playing. We'll talk more about the effects
of rule variations later in the chapter.
A
blackjack reality check
Okay,
let's say you have a hard thirteen and the dealer's upcard is six.
What should you do? Most people hit, and that's a mistake. What
if you have a hard sixteen and the dealer's upcard is a seven?
Most people stand. That's a mistake, too.
combination
of rules
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