How To Play Blackjack Online At Grand Eagle Casino

Grand Eagle Casino has a host of Blackjack online games that you can play online. If you are a beginner or a pro there are some helpful tips and strategies to keep your online blackjack game on point. This page will give you a complete guide to playing blackjack online, with rules, tips, best games to play and how best to play them.

How To Win At Blackjack Online

Blackjack is when your first two cards adds up to 21, this is also called a natural. The objective of the game is to get a higher total than the dealer without going over 21. The player wins against the dealer if he hits blackjack.

Another way to win is by scoring higher than the dealer without going over the number 21. If you go over 21 you “bust” and automatically lose the hand.

And finally, if the dealer busts everyone who didn’t bust automatically wins that round.

How To Get Started

Step 1:

The dealer gives players two cards, both cards are face up, and keeps two cards to themselves, one face-up and one face-down.

Step 2:

Then, each player has the chance to stand (keep the cards they were dealt), take more cards, or split a pair if both their cards are the same rank. If you are content with the first two cards you were dealt, you can stand. This means you don’t want any more cards dealt.

Step 3:

After all players have acted, the dealer turns over their downward facing card and either stands or hits according to a set of guidelines decided by the casino. If your cards have a low total you may be inclined to hit, which means you’re asking the dealer for an extra card. You’re free to hit as many times as you want.

If you are not happy with your cards then you can fold, meaning you lose your bet and you don’t play any further.

Step 4:

The dealer then pays out any players who won the hand and collects the bets of all those who lost.

Figuring out which hand wins is simple. If a player gets 21 with his first two cards, it’s an automatic win as long as the dealer doesn’t get a blackjack (21) too. The player wins if their hand adds up to more than the dealer while also not going over 21.

Basics Of Blackjack Online

The elements that go into a game of blackjack online is very simple.

Playing cards
A blackjack table and a dealer
Chips or cash
Knowledge of the rules

Blackjack Table

Dealer’s cards: This is where the dealer will deal or handout his cards.

Shoe: This where the dealers deals the cards from during the game.

Player’s cards: This will be indicated by a square or a circle on the table that your cards are dealt into (you can play multiple hands in some games). This is also where your chips are placed at the start of the game.

Action buttons: This is where the player will decide what move to make, whether it be to hit, stand, fold, or anything else.

Chips: This is where you will find your options for your betting amount.

This is where you can click the chips to add them to your bet.

Different casinos, whether you are playing live or online, will have slightly different layouts printed on their tables. These changes are usually very subtle and don’t’ affect the premise of the game.

Card Values

There are three main categories of cards in blackjack: Aces, Faces, and Number Cards.

Aces are special because they can count as either 1 or 11. Aces are also significant since you need one to make a blackjack.

Faces refers to Kings, Queens, and Jacks – these are all worth 10. All the remaining cards are worth their numerical value.

Types of Hands

Soft hand: A soft hand has an ace that’s being counted as 11.

Hard Hand: Hard hands don’t include an ace.

Betting Choices

Double Down: If you have a really good hand and are happy with your cards you may want to double down which means you must put out another bet equal to your original wager and then receive only one more card.

Split: If your first two cards are a pair you can split them into two hands. You must put out another bet equal to your original wager to cover the second hand. Each card gets a second face-up card then the rest of the game plays out according to the original rules.

Surrender: Some casinos give you the option to surrender half your bet after the dealer has looked at his down-card. You take back the other half and your hand is over.

Insurance: This is when a special side bet is placed on whether you think the dealer holds Blackjack. This is available when they’re “up” card is a 10 or Ace.

Blackjack Online Terminology

Players at our online casino can make any decisions they want but how the dealer plays is administered by rules set by the casino. The specific rules depend on where you’re playing but we’ve got you covered when it comes to the most common guidelines all around the world and on the internet at the best online casinos like us.

Player rules:

Players have to make their bets prior to any cards being dealt by the dealer.
During your turn, you can stand, hit, double down, or split a pair.
After the dealer has acted, he will compare his hand to yours to decide on the winner.

Dealer rules:

The dealer will stand if his/her cards equal 17 or more.
The dealer will hit on a “soft” 17.
If the dealer has an ace and counting it as 11 would give him a total of 17 or more, but not more than 21, he must count it as 11 and stand.

Soft Hand:

A hand that contains an ace which will be counted as 11 is named a soft hand, since one cannot bust by taking a card. With soft hands, the essential strategy is to always hit 17 or less and even hit 18 if the dealer’s up card is 9 or 10 (where the ten refers to a ten , J, Q, or K).

Doubling down:

After the player is dealt her initial two cards she has the choice of doubling her bet and posing for one additional card (which is dealt face down). The player might not hit beyond this single required card. With the essential strategy, you ought to always double with a complete of 11, double with 10 unless the dealer’s up card is 10 or A, and double with 9 only against a dealer’s 2 to six . (Some casinos only allow doubling down on 11).

Splitting pairs:

At the start of a hand, if the player has two cards with an equivalent number (that is, a pair) she has the choice of splitting the pair and playing two hands. In theory , a pair of aces should in fact be split, but during this case blackjack online rules allow you to urge just one card on each hand, and getting a ten doesn’t make a blackjack.
With the essential strategy, you ought to never split 10’s, 5’s or 4’s, always split 8’s, and, within the other cases, split against an up card of two to 7, but not otherwise.

Strategies for the Player:

Many people assume that the simplest strategy for the player is to mimic the dealer. A second conservative strategy is named never bust: hit 11 or less, stand on 12 or more. Each of those strategies results in a player disadvantage of about 6%.

House Edge

All casino games have a house edge. This refers to that casino’s statistical advantage that’s automatically built into the rules of the game. Blackjack is popular because it allows players to use strategy to lower the house edge or, in some cases, turn the odds in their own favor.

The house edge can’t tell you how much you’ll win or lose in one session. The more you play, the closer your numbers will be to the statistical house edge. The vital thing to remember is that how well you play in blackjack has a direct effect on the house edge.

Contrasting other games like baccarat, or betting on red and black in roulette, blackjack doesn’t have a fixed house edge. The main reason for this is because, as a player, you have a multitude of strategy decisions that you can use at any time.

An experienced player who plays correctly can get the house edge down to half a percent but a beginner who doesn’t know the basic strategy will be giving the casino a

bigger house edge.

Blackjack Tips

Splitting your Aces: Whenever you are dealt a pair of aces or a pair of eights, always split them. Two eights give you a total of 16, which is the worst hand in blackjack. Splitting aces gives you the opportunity of hitting two naturals or drawing to a really great hand. Equally, never split two 10-point cards since you’re very unlikely to do better than a 20.
Double down: If you want more money on the table when the odds are in your favor, then doubling down is very important. You should double-down when you have a total of 10 but never when the dealer has a 10 card or an ace. You should always double down when you have 11 and the dealer has anything but an ace.

One of the reasons blackjack is such a popular game, at Grand Eagle Casino and other casinos, is that although the rules are simple, there’s a lot of room for skill and strategy to learn in a bid to turn the odds in your favor.