Increase your winning chances playing Blackjack

Blackjack is an interesting game and one in which the player has a good chance of winning if the cards are played correctly and of course if luck is with you. The dealer has only one advantage over you as a player and that is if you bust the dealer wins regardless of what he/she has or does. We go into a lot more detail on our tips page which is well worth looking at but the way to win is still be in the game when the dealer busts which will happen. If you are going to pull 17 or above on every deal then it is pure luck whether you win or lose because you will stand every time. If you don’t, it gets more interesting and you need to consider the dealers card which is face up and showing. The dealer has strict rules which say that they must draw on any number 16 or less and must stand on 17 or more. Drawing a card on 15 or 16 has a greater than 50% chance of going over 21 so that’s when we want to be around. If the dealer is showing a 5 or a 6 it is a weak hand and we should play cautiously. If you have 12 and draw a ten that’s just bad luck but if you have 15 or 16 with the dealer showing a 5 or a 6 think carefully. Remember they have to draw on 15 or 16, you don’t. Of course luck still plays an enormous part in the game; a dealer showing a 6 can always draw a 5 and end up with 11 but if you consider the chances of something happening, in the long run you will do better than blindly drawing to 16 like the dealer has to. Try it out at any of our online casinos and see what happens.