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Basics of playing Blackjack online

With COVID-19 hitting the entire world and lockdown becoming prevalent in most countries, the online gaming scenario has increased by leaps and bounds. If you have a good internet access, you can go online at any time and play your favorite game. Suppose you want to play in a Malaysian online casino. Go to Google search bar and type best online casino Malaysia. Hit the first result and start playing

Only knowing how to gain access to the website is not enough. You should also know how to play the game. If you want to play Blackjack and do not know how to play the game, you may end up losing more than you make. Therefore, check out the basic game of Blackjack before you start playing.

Objective

The objective of Blackjack is very simple. Despite misconceptions about the objective, at the simplest level, all you need to know is that you have to beat the dealer.

How do you go about beating the dealer?

To beat the dealer, you must

  • Draw a hand value that is higher than your dealers and value.
  • If the dealer draws and value that is over 21, he is beaten.
  • You get a hand value of 21 in your first two cards. Your dealer does not.

How do you land up losing to the dealer?

  • The value of your hand exceeds the number 21.
  • The dealer’s hand has a higher value than yours by the end of the round.

You must understand that no matter how many players are playing with you at the table, they don’t have any role with winning Blackjack the way it happens in poker games. In Blackjack, all you have to focus on is beating the dealer. That’s it. If you meet unskilled patrons, they may try to convince you that Blackjack is a team sport when it actually is not.

How to find the hands total value?

  • 2 to 10 get counted at face value. 2 counts as 2, 9 counts as nine.
  • The face cards (K, Q, J) get counted as 10.
  • Ace can either get counted as 11 or one, depending on which will help your hand the most.

Table layout in Blackjack

Live Blackjack online is played on a semicircular table layout. It can accommodate many players. Most common tables have seven players. The dealer is positioned behind the table and the chip rack. The players sit on the other side.

Playing the game

Here is a basic overview

  • Player buys the chips.
  • Player places wager.
  • The dealer deals cards to the players
  • Player decides on how to play the hand.
  • Dealer plays the hand.
  • Payout.

This is the basic concept of playing Blackjack online. If you are a newbie, do not bet very high. Start with very low amounts of money. As and when you keep building your confidence, you can start wagering more and more. Blackjack is not that difficult a game as it has been shown to be.