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How To Play Blackjack
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After the cards are shuffled, each player is dealt 2 cards, while the dealer is dealt only 1 card. The value of the cards are as follow:

Card Values

Card	Value
10	10
Jack	10
King	10
Queen	10
Ace	1 or 11
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9

After the initial hand is dealt to the player, the player may take one of the following actions:

Stand
The player may decide to stand (not wishing to receive any more cards) because the value of the player's initial hand is either 21 or very close to 21 and thus the player does not wish risk obtaining a value greater than 21.

Hit
The player may decide to hit (request another card) in order to try and reach a card value as close to 21 as possible.

Double Down
The player doubles his/her initial bet.

Split pairs
If the first 2 cards in the initial hand are identical in value, then the player may decide to split the cards and play the cards as two seperate hands. The player must wager the same number of chips on the second hand as initially wagered on the first two cards before the player split them.

After the player has been dealt his/her hand(s), the dealer must turn his initial card to face upwards before drawing a second card from the shoe. The hand closest to 21 wins. If the initial two cards drawn have a value of 21 (eg. Ace and a King), then it's a blackjack. If the hands of the player and the dealer are equsl in value, then it is a tie.