Blackjack terms
Welcome inĀ series of Blackjack terms. Last time we were discussing about House edge, now we will discuss about more common terms of blackjack game. We will start from “Even Money”. Under Even money, when you are dealing cards and dealer is appearing with potential Blackjack then you can ask for even money. If you get even money, then rather of 1.5:1 your blackjack will pay 1:1. If you don’t possess even money and your dealer has blackjack , you need to push. One word is common in this live blackjack which is called as “Expectation”.
Here it indicates about the amount of money which you expect to win or lose as the game progresses. Face cards- Face cards includes King, Queen and Jack. They all provides 10 points as a worth in blackjack. Unless you are playing Royal Match, there is no difference between these cards while playing blackjack. “First base” is the term which indicates about the dealing of cards in the clockwise direction. so first base means that first seat on which cards is dealt. When you bet with same amount of money in all hands it means that you are doing “Flat Betting”. If you are not playing for fun and for free drinks then you need to change your betting amount in every hand. High Roller- When someone does lot of betting then they usually termed as High Roller. They are those people who moves to casino with huge amount of money. Whales is the term which is also used for high roller