No Hole Card Blackjack
European Blackjack (No Hole Card) is what gamblers usually refer to as Classic Blackjack. So, unless you’re completely new to the game, you’ll know the basics. In the classic variant of free blackjack, a natural (A + a court card) beats any other hand and pays at 3:2. In card games, hole carding is the obtaining of knowledge of cards that are supposed to be hidden from view. The term is usually applied to blackjack but can apply to other games with hidden hole cards, like three card.
A few hands later I get a 15 against a 10. The players before me hit their hands, and then I ask to surrender mine. The dealer starts to give me half my bet...but the supervisor stops her. She tells me that if I want to surrender, I have to do it before the next card comes out of the shoe. On the first hand, the players before me both had 20, so it was OK. But since they hit their hands this time, I wasn't allowed and could only hit or stand.
This strikes me as completely ridiculous, for several reasons. For one, the order of the cards does not change regardless of when I decide to surrender. Furthermore, none of the dealers were giving any time between dealing the cards and asking the first player for their action, unless someone had a Blackjack--then they offer even money if they have a 10 showing. So from that point on I had to almost shout at the dealer to get his/her attention when I wanted to surrender, which felt silly and rude at the same time.
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For those who are used to European-style blackjack...is this the commonly accepted rule? I sure hope not.
So, if you had been sitting at first base, it would have been okay for you to surrender, but because you weren't, and other cards came out before your action, you aren't allowed to? That makes absolutely no sense.
And why the heck would you take even money on a blackjack when the dealer has a ten up? What a horrible bet. They shouldn't even offer that.
By the way, the correct strategy is to surrender 14s against a ten as well. So you're going to be surrendering a lot.
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Verbal declarations are usually not allowed in BJ. So how are you supposed to use a hand signal to surrender if the dealer isn't looking at you?
I think it's been discussed in this forum before. I think the general consensus was both hands in the air, or waving a white napkin. :-)
I have always just said 'surrender please.'
Verbal declarations are usually not allowed in BJ. So how are you supposed to use a hand signal to surrender if the dealer isn't looking at you?
They are not allowed because the eye in the sky can not see or tape a verbal declaration !
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They are not allowed because the eye in the sky can not see or tape a verbal declaration !
So are you saying that if you did the hand signal, but the dealer didn't see it, that it would be OK?Administrator
Mathematically, it makes no difference.
Negligible removal effect if you see a 10 or A come out before you surrender. But not enough to change the decision whether to surrender or not, unless you're counting.