Blackjack Table Layout

To play blackjack, you should have the sufficient knowledge about the layout of the table. The layout is quite simple. Maximum 7 players can play on one blackjack table.

Card Value

Aces of all the suits are valued at 1 or 11. The decision of what value the Ace should take (in any hand) depends mostly on the Blackjack player’s discretion and the condition of the game. The card value of Jacks, Queens and Kings is 10. The values of the other cards in the deck  correspond to their printed numbers.

Card with Value One (1 or 11)

Cards with Value 10

Cards worth their face value

Step by step guide to blackjack.

To make the game of blackjack intelligible, a step by step guide to blackjack is provided in the following paragraphs. These are the basic steps and all the variants of blackjack follow these.

Step 1

The dealer shuffles the deck and one player on the blackjack table cuts it. After discarding one or more cards (burn cards), one card each is dealt (face up) to all the players. Afterwards the dealer deals one card (face down) for him. This is called a hole card.

Step 2

The second card is dealt to each player, again face-up.

Step 3

Now the process begins. Each player will now decide whether to draw the next card or not. This process starts from the player sitting on the extreme left to the dealer, and moves further clockwise.

Step 4

When all have made up their minds and completed their hands, the dealer draws a card to complete his hand (the dealer’s hand).

Situations you win in

• If the sum total of the value of your cards is greater than the dealer’s total.
• If the dealer busts and you don’t.

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