Atlantic
City Rules: Dealer must draw to all totals of 16 or less,
and stand on all totals of 17 to 21. Players may double down
on any initial hand and split any initial pair. Doubling after
a split is allowed but re-splitting is not. Only one card each
allowed on split aces. Blackjacks pay 1 1/2 to 1 and insurance
on a dealer Ace pays 2 to 1. . . . Atlantic City Rules are
about as favorable to the player as you will find. Unlike Nevada
and most other legalized gambling places, Blackjack rules are
regulated by the New Jersey gaming authorities and are the
same in all casinos.
Two different
blackjack strategy charts are shown here. .Both strategies
use the same statistical information but in different presentation
formats. It is not necessary to memorize both charts but you
need to know one of the two perfectly. The Condensed Optimal
Strategy is the easiest for most players to remember and
use. Since the player's hand constantly changes as hits are
taken, and the dealer's up-card doesn't, the condensed version's
focus on the dealer's upcard, rather than the player's hand,
gives you much less to have to remember as your hands are being
played out.*
*Note: Against
some of the lower dealer cards in the condensed
chart, an A7 hand is recommended twice (as a
down-for-double play and also as a soft total limit). If you
are dealt A7, use it for your double. However if instead of a
double, you develop a soft draw hand of some sort, use A7 as
your soft draw limit. |
