When the player and the dealer end up with the same hand value, all bets are returned and a new round starts. A push is a tie. Hit - When you hit, you will be dealt another card. Input the card you've been dealt into the calculator to find out the next move. Scarne, John (1986). Scarne's new complete guide to gambling (Fully rev., expanded, updateded.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671630638.

When basic strategy calls for doubling, it’s a really good thing! It means you’re likely to win the hand! Some casinos restrict doubling on certain hands so it may not always be possible, but you want to make sure you’ve ruled it out before you move on. If the answer is NO you can’t or you shouldn’t double, you ask yourself… The insurance bet is susceptible to advantage play. It is advantageous to make an insurance bet whenever the hole card has more than a one in three chance of being a ten. Card counting techniques can identify such situations.

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Player initial hand plus dealer's card makes a flush, straight, or three-of-a-kind poker hand ("21+3")

Casinos now use high tech mechanisms that allow them to count cards with the players and use facial recognition to look through disguises. With these new improvements, winning at the casino hasn’t been harder.In addition, where You play any game, or place a bet using the Services, or otherwise use the Services, You agree to be bound by:

Double down: Increase the initial bet by 100% and take exactly one more card. The additional bet is placed next to the original bet. Some games permit the player to increase the bet by amounts smaller than 100%, which is known as "double for less". [12] Non-controlling players may or may not double their wager, but they still only take one card. Fontbona, Marc (2008). Historia del Juego en España. De la Hispania romana a nuestros días. Barcelona: Flor del Viento Ediciones. p.89. ISBN 978-84-96495-30-2. The insurance wager equals your original bet and is used to cancel out the likely loss of this bet. A winning insurance bet will be paid at odds of 2:1, and since you lose your original bet, you'll break even on the hand. Strategy guides tend to advice against taking insurance. Surrender Surrender: Forfeit half the bet and end the hand immediately. This option is only available at some tables in some casinos, and the option is only available as the first decision.As someone who knew the industry inside out, and even consulted governments on their gambling strategies, Scarne also played his fair share of games and met some interesting people along the way. With this kind of experience, you can imagine that this author has many relevant and interesting stories to share!