How to Start Playing Live Blackjack
Got all your cash for the evening exchanged for gambling chips? Good. Now you are ready to start playing the game itself.
Look for a table where you can get a seat (spectators are allowed but to play the game, there are only a designated number of players allowed per blackjack table.) At your player position, you will probably see a box or circle where you are supposed to place the bet you are making per hand. There is a rule for placing a bet - if you happen to be using many currency denominations (say a $500, $100, and a $5), you have to place the highest denomination chip at the bottom of the pile in the box or circle, the denomination that is lower in the chain on top, then the last denomination which has the lowest value on top. So in our example, the $500 should be at the bottom, the $100 on top of the $500, then the $5 at the very top.
Remember that you cannot tamper with the amount of your bet once all players have been dealt their hand for the game. Only the dealer is allowed to count down the chip values for you so you can find out how much you originally bet. Only the dealer can check how much each player stands to receive in winnings once the hand is over, and the dealer has to give out the winnings per player after every hand. This gives everyone a clear idea of where they stand based on winnings and losses, and also gives each player a chance to excuse themselves politely from the game to leave altogether if they find they have had enough of the game.
If you choose to stay in the game, you can remove the previous chips (plus winnings, if any) then place a new bet amount within the box or circle for a new hand to be dealt to all players. But the bet has to be in one stack only - that's a house rule.
Blackjack itself is quite a simple game to become familiar with - you just need to get a hand whose cumulative value is as close to the number 21 without going over. It is also made simpler because you are only playing against the value of the hand of the dealer himself - if you go over 21, you lose and the dealer wins. If the dealer goes over 21, then you win. If both you and the dealer go over 21, then both you and the dealer lose. If both you and the dealer have hands under value 21, then whoever has a hand whose value is closest to 21 will win.
Thus, the value of the cards of the other players have no bearing on your own hand. Even if they get great hands, it will not affect whether you win or not. One variation of blackjack is called the shoe blackjack variation - in this type of blackjack, the players will find their respective hands dealt by the dealer to them face-up on the table before them. So everyone can see what the others have in their hands but it's okay, it won't affect the outcome of the hand and game anyway.
It might be nice if you can ask other players how to pursue the game, but you might get a rebuff instead (especially if it is a high-stakes or high betting game.) So to avoid embarrassment, it would be wiser to practice playing at home with a video blackjack software game or ask a friend to teach you the rules through practice games.) This leaves you in a better position when it comes to real games.
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