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basic strategy
a playing strategy that is made to reduce
the house edge as much as possible devoid
of using techniques such as card counting,
shuffle tracking, or dealer tells. Basic strategy
is used as a base for card counting, but is
also used by many non-counters.
burn card(s)
cards that are discarded without being dealt
to the players. After the cards are shuffled
by the dealer and cut by one of the players,
one or more cards are "burned" before
any cards are dealt to the players.
bust
after a "hit", the player is said
to "bust" if the new card causes
the player's total to exceed 21.
card counting
a system for improving the player's edge by
assigning "weights" to each card
face and summing the card weights as each
new card is turned face up. The "count"
indicates when the game is favorable for the
player, so that the player can place larger
bets and/or make changes in playing strategy.
cut card
a (usually colored plastic) card that is used
to cut the cards after they have been shuffled
by the dealer.
double down
to double the initial bet and receive exactly
one more card. The option to double is often
allowed on the players first two cards only,
although some casinos allow doubling after
splitting a pair. Many Northern Nevada casinos
allowing doubling only with a two-card total
of 10 or 11. It is very rare to find games
that allow doubling of hands that have more
than two cards.
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