blackjackHow to Read Blackjack CardsLearn what each card is worth, how hands are totalled, and how to read the table layout before you sit down at a blackjack table.60
blackjackHow to Play Blackjack and 3 Card PokerA practical guide to sitting down at a blackjack or 3 Card Poker table, covering the object of each game, how a round unfolds, the main bets and their differing house edges, and the procedural mistakes that cost new players.40
blackjackWhat Number Are Cards in Blackjack?Learn how each card is valued in blackjack, how aces shift between 1 and 11, and why the card values are only the first layer of the game's rules.70
blackjackBlackjack Card Values and How a Hand Is PlayedA plain-English walkthrough of what each card is worth in blackjack, how a round unfolds, and how the values behind the main bets differ.70
blackjackLow Cards in Blackjack: Why 2-6 Change the MathA low card in blackjack is usually a 2 through 6, and its value changes depending on whether you are counting cards or playing basic strategy. Learn how low cards affect the dealer, the deck, and your decisions.40
blackjackJoker Cards in Blackjack: Value and UseStandard blackjack is played without jokers, so a joker has no value in the base game. Some variant tables use jokers as wild cards, and their worth is set by that specific table's rules.100
blackjackWhen Blackjack Pays 3 to 2 and When It Does NotThe 3-to-2 payout applies only to a natural blackjack dealt from the first two cards. A three-card total of 21 pays even money, and the distinction matters when you read a table's rules.70
blackjackCounting Two-Card Blackjack Hands: The MathA step-by-step look at how to count possible two-card starting hands in blackjack, why order matters for the calculation, and what the number does and doesn't tell you about the game.40
