Blackjack terms starting with B

16 terms

  1. Back counting Counting cards from behind the table as a spectator. Counting cards in blackjack when you're not playing in the game.
  2. Balanced count A card counting system that has an equal number of cards valued at + and -. The sum of a count of all cards in a deck in a balanced count is always 0.
  3. Banker In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.
  4. Bankroll A player's total gambling money.
  5. Basic Strategy The optimum playing strategy for blackjack when not counting.
  6. Bet spread The amount of the maximum and minimum bets a player is making during a blackjack playing session.
  7. Betting efficiency How well a card counting system can take advantage of the theoretical advantage offered by that system.
  8. Betting Limits Establishes the minimum and maximum amounts that can be wagered on one bet.
  9. Big player A member of a card counting team who makes a big bet when the count is favorable.
  10. Black chip A casino chip worth $100.
  11. Blackjack Refers to the game of 21, but also refers to a natural total of 21 on the first two cards. A blackjack always consists of an ace and a face card or a ten.
  12. break Distinct variation in otherwise constant stretches of cover, structure, or bottom type. Basically anything that "breaks up" the underwater terrain.
  13. Burn Card The first card of a new deck after the shuffle and cut. The card is discarded and placed on the bottom of the deck.
  14. Burn Cards Remove cards from the top of the deck and place them in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.
  15. Bust To get a total greater than 21. Automatically a loss.
  16. Bust/Break To exceed the total of twenty-one.