BlackJack Tips

Here are some Quick Black Jack Playing Tips:

• Never split your 10s
• Always split your Aces and 8s, regardless of what card the dealer is showing
• Unless you are counting cards, never take insurance
• You should stand on a hard 13 through 16, but only if the card the dealer is showing is a 6 or lower. If the dealer’s showing card is a 7 through an Ace, you should hit.
• If the dealer is showing a 4, 5 or a 6, you should stand on a hard 12.
• If the dealer’s showing card is a 2 or a 3, or 7 and higher, you should hit a hard 12.
• You should continue to hit until you have at least 17 if the dealer’s up card is a 10.
• You should hit a soft 17 if the dealer’s up card is a 10.

Black Jack Tournament Tips

The goal for Blackjack tournament is different a simple Blackjack casino game where you're betting against the house. It’s actually possible to win a tournament round without even winning a single hand by making the minimum bet for each round when the house is “hot”, thisi way you can beat teh other players who are risking higher bets on the hands.

The best way to survive is to study your opponents and observe their betting styles. Your goal in the blackjack tournament is to be the player who ends the final hand with the most chips. It is therefore to constantly watch the other player’s chip stacks and his blackjack betting strategies.

Black Jack Tournament Betting Position

Your betting position is very important when playing in a blackjack tournament game because your strategy will depend on how your opponents bet on the cards. The player that is last to act has an advantage over the other players because he can see how the others are betting.

In the last hand of a round position is also the single most important factor, as the last to act in the tournament you will have available to you the maximum information, which is your opponent's bet and betting style, to plan your strategy.