Without question the most popular table game in the casinos today is Blackjack or 21, with the exception of poker Blackjack might be the most popular card game in the World. The reason for Blackjacks popularity is easy to understand, blackjack offers the player choices to make on each and every hand, Blackjack is a game that combines skill and luck, the choices a player makes actually do affect the outcome of the game.

In multiple-deck Blackjack games the Basic strategy player is usually playing at a slight disadvantage of around one half percent, sometimes though with a little bit of luck on any given night you can come home a winner. But, there is even a better Blackjack game to consider and that’s Single-Deck Blackjack, which is now played almost everywhere. With a proper basic strategy you can usually play even with the house and by incorporating other techniques you can also gain a slight edge. Any edge, no matter how small is a good edge.

Unlike multiple-deck games in single-Deck Blackjack the players are allowed to touch the cards, when a player wants to hit he lightly scratches the card across the felt, when a player decides he doesn’t want any more cards he gently slips his initial two-card hand under his chips. This indicates to the Dealer that the player is standing pack. If the player should bust he must immediately turn over his hand, placing the cards face-up on the table, the dealer will then collect his cards and his bet. When a player wants to double-down he must place his initial two-card hand face-up for the dealer to see, then he must place an amount equal to or less than his original bet. The Dealer will then give him one card. If a player wishes to split, again he turns over his hand so the dealer can see, then he places a bet equal to his original bet on the table. The dealer will then deal to his split hand. These are the procedures for the Single-Deck game, but there are certain changes in basic strategy that are called for when playing single as opposed to multi-deck Blackjack.