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(Also Hard Total.) A hand without an Ace, or with an Ace valued at 1 is said to be Hard in that it can only be given one value, unlike a 'Soft' hand.
Any blackjack hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.
Any hand without an ace. Also any hand with an ace where the ace must be counted as a 1 to avoid busting.
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The total of a hard hand.
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Playing alone against a dealer.
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A head to head play with the dealer - no other players are involved.
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Pressure and intimidation used by a casino to discourage card counters.
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A card counting system. 2 through 6 counts +1 and faces and aces count as -1.
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A card counting system promoted in The World's Greatest Blackjack Book. 3-6 count as +1, and tens (including faces) count as -1.
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Also known as a "whale". Someone who bets a lot of money. To take another card.
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(Also Draw) Call a card or adding a new card to your current hand. The card received is also called a hit.
To take another card.
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In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold âem poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player.
The dealer's face down card.
The dealer's face down card.
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A deck where the player has an edge or favorable situation.
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The percentage advantage the casino has over the player on a particular bet.
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