| a hand |
the card/s you
are holding. |
| black jack |
a situation in
which a hand totals to 21. |
| a deck |
a pack of 52 cards. |
| a soft hand |
a hand in which the ace is
valued as an 11. |
| a hard hand |
a hand in which the ace is
valued as a 1, or a hand which does not include any aces. |
| to Stand |
not taking a card nor making
any other action. |
| to double |
after receiving two cards,
a player can double the initial bet, but the player must ask for
another card. |
| to split |
a player can split a pair of
equal-valued cards, and place a new bet on the separated card,
equal to the original bet. |
| Insurance |
applies only to non-virtual
casinos.
If the dealer has an ace, the player can
place a bet that equals half of the original bet. If the dealer
has a black jack the insurance is paid by a 2 to 1. If the dealer
doesn't have a 10 the player looses the sum of the insurance.
We do not recommend this system |