Blackjack may be played with one to eight decks of 52-card decks.To beat the dealer the player must first not bust (go over 21) and second either outscore the dealer or have the dealer bust. Perhaps the most frequent is this one, 'The object of blackjack is to get as close to 21 as possible, without going over.' No! The object of blackjack is to beat the dealer. I overhear a lot of bad gambling advice in the casinos. Rummy (Blackjack variant popular in Costa Rica).21: Details on the Wizard\’s Simple Strategy.
20: Blackjack doubling strategy when doubling after splitting aces is allowed.19: Blackjack splitting strategy when a back-player is betting.18: Basic strategy exceptions for three to six cards.16: Basic strategy when dealer exposes both cards.15: House edge using total-dependent vs.13: Probabilities in the first four cards.11: Value and strategy for 678 and 777 bonuses.9: Composition-dependent expected returns for 1 to 8 decks.5: Infinite deck expected return by player hand and dealer upcard.4: Blackjack standard deviation details.3c: Exceptions to single-deck H17 basic strategy.3b: Exceptions to double-deck S17 basic strategy.3a: Exceptions to single-deck S17 basic strategy.2b: Probabilities of dealer blackjack before peek.2a: Probabilities of dealer blackjack after peek.1: Total dependent expected return table for an infinite deck.
