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Online Blackjack Terms - Blackjack Dictionary
1st Base: The first player on the dealers left
at the start of each hand.
Action: This is
a general gambling term which refers to the total amount of money
bet in a specific period of time. Ten bets of 15 dollars each is
$150 of action.
Anchor or 3rd Base: The last
player to the dealers right at the blackjack table.
Bankroll:
The available money a player plans to bet with.
Basic
Strategy: A playing system that provides the long-run,
optimal way to play, based on the players cards and the dealers
exposed cards.
Burn Card: A single card taken
from the top of the deck or the first card in a shoe which the dealer
slides across the table from his/her left to the right, and is placed
into the discard tray. The card may or may not be shown face up
(which can affect the count if you are counting cards). A card is
burned after each shuffle.
Bust: When a hand's
value exceeds 21....a losing hand.
Cage: Short
for cashier's cage. This is where chips are redeemed for cash, checks
cashed, credit arranged, etc.
Card Counter:
Someone who counts cards. Using the face value of the cards, i.e.
face cards or number cards, the cardcounter determines when the
deck is weighted in his/her favor.
Comp: Short
for complimentary. Based on the amount of money you play at a table,
the casino (hotel) may give you things like a free room or free
food, etc.
Cut Card: A solid colored card,
typically a piece of plastic which is given to a player by the dealer
for the purpose of cutting the deck(s) after a shuffle.
Drop
Percentage: That portion of the player's money that the
casino will win because of the house percentage. It is a measure
of the amount of a player's initial stake that he or she will eventually
lose. On average this number is around 20 percent.
Flat
Bet: A bet which you do not vary ie, if you are flat betting
five dollars, you are betting $5 each and every hand without changing
the betting amount from one hand to the next.
Hard
Hand: A hand in which any Ace is counted as a 1 and not
as an 11, or a hand without an Ace. Example: If your hand consists
of an Ace, 7, and a 9, you have a hard 17.
Head-On:
To play alone at a BlackJack table with the dealer.
High Roller: A big money bettor
Hit:
To request another card.
Hole Card: Any face
down card. The definition most often refers to the dealer's single
face down card.
House: The Casino.
House
Percentage: The casino's advantage in a particular game
of chance.
Junket: An organized group of gamblers
that travel to a casino together. Junkets are usually subsidized
by a casino to attract players.
Marker: An
IOU. A line of credit provided by the casino to a player.
Pair:
When a player's first two cards are numerically identical (ie, 8,8).
Pat Hand: A hand with a total of 17 to 21.
Pit: The area inside a group of gaming tables.
The tables are arranged in an elliptical manner, the space inside
the perimeter is the pit.
Pit Boss: An employee
of the casino whose job is to supervise BlackJack players, dealers,
and other floor personnel.
Point Count: The
net value of the card count at the end of a hand. (A card counting
term.)
Push: A tie where the total of players
hand and dealers hand are even. Usually the player keeps his/her
money except in the case of blackjacks
Rich Deck:
A partial deck that has a disproportionately high percentage of
face cards and aces.
Running Count: The count
from the beginning of the deck or shoe. The running count is updated
by the value of the point count after each hand. (A card counting
term.)
Settlement: The resolving of the bet.
Either the dealer takes your chips, pays you, or in the case of
a push, no exchange of chips occurs.
Shill:
A house employee who bets money and pretends to be a player to attract
customers. Shills typically follow the same rules as the dealer
which makes them somewhat easy to spot (ie, they don't Double Down
or Split).
Shoe: A device that can hold up
to eight decks of cards which allows the dealer to slide out the
cards one at a time.
Soft Hand: A hand in
which any Ace is counted as an11 and not as a 1. Example: If your
hand consists of an Ace and a 6, you have a soft 17.
Shuffle
Up: Prematurely shuffling the cards to harass a player
who is usually suspected of being a counter.
Stand:
To decline another card.
Surrender: A casino
rule which allows a player to discontinue play after receiving the
1st two cards by losing half of the amount wagered.
Toke:
To "toke" the dealer is just another word for tipping
the dealer.
True Count: The running count
adjusted to account for the number of cards left in the deck or
shoe to be played. (A card counting term.)
Unit:
The dollar amount of a basic bet.
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