All About Chinese Blackjack

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Chinese Blackjack, which is also known as 21-point, ban-luck or ban-nag, does bear similarity to the conventional version of Blackjack, and when the Chinese New Year rolls around, many gamblers will play some form of gambling as it is believed that the New Year brings in new, fresh luck.

The games uses one or two 52-card decks and is playable by any number of players. One is sometimes nominated to be the dealer, or they may take it in turns to hold the position. As with all blackjack variations, Chinese Blackjack is host to its own rules.

All players begin by placing their bets. The dealer shuffles the decks of cards and has a player "cut the hand" by taking a number of cards off of the shuffled deck to be set aside. The dealer then proceeds to deal each player two cards face down and places the remaining cards back in the initial "cut hand".

In Chinese Blackjack, cards are scored similar to conventional blackjack, with a few small exceptions when it comes to the value of Aces. All numbered cards are worth their face value (ie a 4 is worth 4). All paint cards (Jacks, Queens, and Kings) are worth 10. To win at Chinese Blackjack, you must beat the dealer's total without going over 21.

The Ace carries a variety of values, dependent upon how many cards a player has. If a player has 2 cards, Aces can be counted as 10 or 11. If a player has 3 cards, Aces can be counted as 1 or 10. Finally, if a player has 4 or more cards, Aces are only counted as 1. 카지노사이트

Chinese Blackjack offers a few special combinations of cards when a player is checking for blackjack. These different combinations (Ban-Ban, Ban-Nag, and 15 Points) .

Ban-Ban
If a player has two Aces, he has a ban-ban. If you get a ban-ban, you win your bet tripled by the dealer immediately, unless the dealer also receives a ban-ban (tie) or a free hand (escape hand). If a dealer receives a ban-ban, he wins all player bets tripled immediately with the same exceptions of a player having either a ban-ban or a free hand.

Ban-Nag
If a player has an Ace and either a 10, Jack, Queen, or King (a traditional blackjack), he has a ban-nag. If you get a ban-nag, you are paid double your bet by the dealer immediately, unless the dealer has a ban-ban (player loses), a ban-nag (tie), or a free hand (escape hand). In the same respect, if the dealer has a ban-nag he wins all player bets doubled immediately, unless a player has a ban-ban (player wins), ban-nag (tie), or a free hand (escape hand).

15 Points
When a player has a total of 15 points, he is said to have a free hand (escape hand). The player has the option to continue or not to continue with the hand. If a dealer receives a free hand, he has the same options as the player. If the dealer chooses not to continue, all cards are shuffled back into the deck and the hand is over.

Player's Options
After checking for blackjack and special combination cards, each player has a set of choices similar to conventional blackjack. Players have the options of hitting, to receive additional cards, and standing, to receive no more cards. Once a player stands, his hand is made. If a player receives 5 cards without busting (5-Dragon), he receives double his bet immediately from the dealer. If a player receives 5 cards that total exactly 21, he receives triple his bet immediately from the dealer.

Dealer's Options
After all players have acted, the dealer has his own set of options. If the dealer has a hand with a total less than 16, he must hit. If he has a total of 16-21, without busting, he can hit or reveal some players' hands, then hit. If he has a total of 21, all players reveal their cards. If he reaches a total over 21, he has busted and pays all players their bets at even money. If the dealer receives 5 cards without busting (5-Dragon), he receives each players bet doubled. If the dealer receives 5 cards that total exactly 21, he receives each players bet tripled.