Casino Card Game Instructions And Rules
Blackjack is one of the most popular and simple casino games.
The object of the game is to have your cards total twenty-one or as near to twenty-one as possible without going over. Everyone plays against the dealer (the house) who begins the game by dealing each player two cards and the house one card face up and one card face down.
RULES
Casino Card Game Instructions And Rules How To Play
The first horse to pass through the last link into the winner’s circle is the winning horse. In some games, the optional rule for faltering is used. If a horse moves up to a new link for the first time, the announcer flips over the card that represents that link. The suit on that card must fall back one link. 16 and below - Dealer must hit on any hand valued at 16 and below. Hit or Stand - Players have the basic choice of adding a card to their hand (hitting) or not (standing) to reach a final hand.
Cards are counted at their face value. Kings, Queens, and Jacks count as ten. Aces count as one or eleven. If the first two cards you are dealt total twenty-one, you have a blackjack. Blackjack pays one and a half times your bet. You cannot lose but you could tie if the dealer also has a blackjack.
If you are dealt any combination other than blackjack, you can either “stand” (take no more cards) or signal the dealer for a “hit” (draw additional cards). Remember, the objective is to reach twenty-one or as close to twenty-one as possible without going over. You also want your hand to be closer to twenty-one than the dealer’s hand. If your card count is closer to twenty-one than the dealer’s hand, you win—if it is less, the house wins. If you tie with the dealer, you “push” (nobody wins, and nobody loses).
Rules For Casino Card Game
If you should go over twenty-one (“bust”), you immediately lose. After each player takes their turn, the dealer turns up the house card face down card. If the dealer has sixteen or less, the house must “hit” (draw additional cards), until reaching seventeen or more. Dealer must stand on “soft” 17. A “soft 17” is a hand containing at least one Ace and can be counted as either seven or seventeen. If the dealer “busts”, the house must pay all the players still in the game.
OPTIONS
Blackjack players have all the options, the house has none.
SPLITTING PAIRS
If you are dealt two cards with equal value, you have the option of “splitting” them into two separate hands. You must match your original bet if you “split”. You may “split” a pair up to three times making four separate hands). You can take as many “hits” as you like on each hand. If you “split” a pair of Aces, you will receive only one card on each of the hands, but if one of the “hit” cards is another Ace, you may “re-split” (making up to four separate hands).
DOUBLING DOWN
Players also have the option of increasing their wager by “doubling down”. After receiving your first two cards, you may “double down” on any first two cards. You may also “double down” after “splitting” a pair.
INSURANCE
If the dealer’s “up” card is an Ace, you have the option of making an “insurance” wager. You may wager any amount up to half your original wager that the dealer’s down card has a value of ten. If the card has a value other than ten, you lose and the dealer takes your insurance bet.
*Only applies to blackjack games dealt from a shoe.
Learn the rules to Let it Ride, a fun and easy casino table game based on five-card stud poker. In this game, like most casino table games, you are not playing against the other players, only the house. It's an easy game to learn.
How to Play Let It Ride
- To begin, each player places three equal bets out, for instance, three $5 bets, or $15. Next, three cards are dealt face-down to each player and two face-down to the dealer. Once all the cards have been dealt, you can look at your cards.
- After looking at your cards, you make your first decision: You can ask for your first bet back, or you can decide to 'Let it Ride' and leave it out. Players are not allowed to show their hands to the other players.
- After all the players have decided on what to do with the first bet, the dealer turns over one of his two cards. All the players will use this card as part of their final 5-card poker hand.
- Once you've seen the card, you now decide whether to take your second bet back or to 'Let it Ride' again. You can only change your second bet at this point, whatever you decided for your first bet sticks -- you can't change that now. You do not get to change your third bet.
- Again, after all of the players have decided on their second bet, the dealer turns his second card face-up. This card will complete every player's 5-card poker hand.
- If you have a winning hand of a pair of 10s or better, you win and are paid on the bets you have 'let ride.' If you let all of them ride, you'd get paid 3 times, if you pulled back your first bet, you'd get paid 2 times, and if you pulled back all but your third bet, you'd only get paid once. If you don't have a winning hand, the dealer takes all of the bets you left on the table.
Winning Hands and Payout for Let It Ride
If you have a winning hand, you will be paid according to the following table:
- Pair of 10's or Better: 1 to 1
- Two Pair: 2 to 1
- Three of a Kind: 3 to 1
- Straight: 5 to 1
- Flush: 8 to 1
- Full House: 11 to 1
- Four of a Kind: 50 to 1
- Straight Flush: 200 to 1
- Royal Flush: 1,000 to 1
When to Let It Ride on the First Three Cards
- If you have a pair of 10s or better in your three cards, you should let all bets ride. You are already a winner. Your hand can get better, but you are guaranteed at least a 1 to 1 payout.
- If you have any three cards to a royal flush
- If you have three cards to a straight flush that are connected (i.e. 5,6,7) or spread 4 or 5 apart such as 4,5,7 or 7,9,J.
When to Let It Ride When the Dealer Reveals the First Card
When the dealer reveals his first card, let your second bet ride if you have a winning hand or:
- Any four to a flush.
- Any four to an outside straight. (i.e. 6,7,8,9)
- Any four to an inside straight with high cards, i.e. 10,J,K,A