* NOTE: Some Blackjack tables will pay Blackjack odds of 6 to 5. In the event the player draws 21 with more than 2 cards, the Dealer’s Blackjack is the winning hand. In the event the player has Blackjack, and the Dealer draws 21 with more than 2 cards, the Blackjack is the winning hand and will be paid at odds of 3 to 2. A player winning Blackjack is paid off at odds 3 of 2. If the Dealer’s hand is Blackjack, it is a Stand-Off and the bet neither wins nor loses. In that case, you will not be paid until the Dealer’s Hole Card is checked. You will be paid at this time unless the Dealer has an Ace or a ten-value card as a face up card.

In the event your first two cards are an Ace and any ten-value card, the Dealer announces your hand as Blackjack. All tables will clearly state the soft 17 rule. * NOTE: Some Blackjack tables will hit soft 17. If the player’s count is greater than the Dealer’s count and both have not exceeded 21, or the Dealer’s count exceeds 21 and the player’s count does not, the player wins. At the end of the game, if your count is the same as the Dealer’s it is a Stand-Off (nobody wins). The Dealer must draw to 16 and Stand when hard 17 or more is reached. Now the Dealer turns over the Hole Card and acts on the hand according to the rules of the game. However, if you go over 21, you Break and automatically lose.

Once you have your two cards in front of you, you can choose to Stand (draw no more cards), or take a Hit (draw one more card) until you reach 21 or come as close as possible. Only after all players’ hands are played does the Dealer expose the Hole Card and play the Dealer’s hand. The Dealer gets two cards, but one card is face up and one face down- the Hole Card. An Ace has the value of 11 unless that would give a player or the Dealer a score in excess of 21, in which case, it will have a value of 1. All cards are equal to their face value, except for a King, Queen, or Jack which each count as 10. In this game, the player’s object is to draw cards that total 21 or come closer to 21 than the Dealer.

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