From card games people mostly play Poker and Blackjack. Blackjack game is one from a few games that can be beaten. Its rules aren't complicated, but in order to gain a victory, you will have to learn Blackjack various counting systems. I will highly recommend you to practice this game in online casino for free, before start to play on money.

Blackjack rules

The main aim of Blackjack is to collect total number of points which equals to 21. Dealer also has to gather card with a value of 17 points. Cards with faces (king, jack, queen) or they are also called 10th have 10 points, aces according gambler's preference are valued at 1 or 11, all other cards have their nominal value. The combination of Ace and 10th is called Blackjack.

Card counting

Basic Blackjack strategy is card counting. Generally, the idea of this strategy lies in adding and subtracting points depending on the card values. If you see that there were no cards with faces on each plying hand, you may raise tour bets. However, card counting includes different mathematical systems such as KO Count, Hi-Lo Count, Hi-Opt I Count, Hi-Opt II Count and many others.

Winning tips

To feel yourself more confident, read next pieces of advice that will surely help you in gaming process.

• Use blackjack strategy, don't rely on luck.
• Never take Insurance. In most cases it doesn't help
• Set your money limits

Blackjack pros and cons

This game, however, has several negative aspects against players. First of all, is that dealer has only 17 points to gather, second one, dealer always takes cards after players, what increases his chances on win. From another side, in spite of such drawbacks, Blackjack is considered as one of the casino games with the lowest house edge. It means, that existed strategies, if they are applied correctly, play very important role.