Q 01/05

What values can an ace take in blackjack?

A) 1 or 11

B) 1 or 10

C) 10 or 11

D) 1 or 14

Answer · why

A) 1 or 11

1 or 11. An ace counts as 11 unless that would bust the hand, so a player holding an ace and a five can take another card with no risk of going over 2...

Q 02/05

In blackjack, a king counts the same as which other card?

A) The five

B) The nine

C) The ten

D) The ace

Answer · why

C) The ten

The ten. Jacks and queens count ten too, so 16 of the 52 cards in a deck are worth the same, which is why card counters track how many of them are sti...

Q 03/05

In blackjack, what is a two-card 21 also called?

A) A royal

B) A natural

C) A lock

D) A pat

Answer · why

B) A natural

A natural. It beats every hand but another natural, even a three-card 21, and a player who splits aces and then draws a ten usually has only an ordina...

Q 04/05

What does a standard casino table pay on a player's blackjack?

A) 1 to 1

B) 7 to 5

C) 3 to 2

D) 3 to 1

Answer · why

C) 3 to 2

3 to 2, so a $10 bet wins $15. The bonus matters more than it looks: paying less for a blackjack is the most damaging common rule change a player can ...

Q 05/05

What is the blackjack dealer's face-down card called?

A) The hole card

B) The burn card

C) The kicker

D) The river

Answer · why

A) The hole card

The hole card. In American casinos the dealer peeks at it for a blackjack before anyone plays on, while most European casinos do not deal it until eve...