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A face card. (Jacks, queens, and kings.)
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A method of cheating where a player posts additional money to his wager after seeing the results of the hand.
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In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points. In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands.
- Browse Related Terms: Blackjack, Break, Bust, Bust/Break, Deal, Draw, Hard total, HIT, Mechanic, Natural, Pat, Pat hand, Standing Hand, Stiff hand
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A total of 17 or more. Don't hit pat hands. The area in the casino which is surrounded by the table games.
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Is a blackjack side bet played on a standard blackjack table and does not require the main game rules to be changed. All Perfect Pairs wagers are decided and acted on at the completion of the initial deal. There are 3 different types of pairs and the payout odds vary accordingly: Mixed pair, Coloured pair, and Perfect pair.
- Browse Related Terms: Charlie or Five Card Charlie, Double Down, Double Down (Doubling Down), Five Card Charlie, Perfect Pairs, Playing conditions, Resplit, Rider bet, Soft double, Split Hand
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A casino employee in the pit who oversees the table games and the dealers.
A casino employee who is in charge of all the tables in a particular area.
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The rules variations in effect at a casino. Playing conditions include whether or not a player can double down after a split, how many decks are in use, etc.
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A shuffling technique that is sometimes employed in card games like blackjack where the game is often dealt from a multi-deck shoe. When freshly shuffled cards are brought back into action a substantial portion of the cards are kept out of play by the insertion of a cut-card at the back of the deck or shoe. The placement of the cut card marks the place where play will be stopped and the cards are again shuffled. During the play, used cards are stacked in a discard tray. When the cut-card is reached, the game is stopped, and the remaining un-dealt cards are inserted somewhere into the middle of the cards that have already been stacked up in the discard tray. The cards so inserted are referred to as a 'plug'. Such action is called 'plugging' the deck.
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Another name for the Hi lo counting system.
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(In card counting systems) The net value of the card count at the end of a hand.
The total value of the count, positive or negative, at any given time.
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Shuffling when the remaining cards are deemed favorable to the players.
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Refers to the player and the dealer having the same total. Usually the player's bet is returned when there is a push.
(Also Tie or Stand-off.) Both player and dealer have the same hand total - player keeps bet.
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When the player and the dealer have hands with the same point total. No money changes hands.
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