January 3, 2010

Insurance in the game of Black Jack

In the game of blackjack there’s a rule called “insurance”, we clarify its meaning and use.
We know that the game of Blackack the purpose of the player is to reach, or come as close as possible, a score of 21 and we also know that you play with decks of poker cards, when you play at online casinos.

Ok, made this premise is obvious that if the dealer uses an Ace as the first card (11 points) his chances of making Black Jack are very high, the players in this case may proceed to a sort of “insurance”, l ‘ only proviso is that the post-holder may not exceed half of basis points.

Now if the dealer really Blackjack, the player “assured” will lose all your original bet, but will be compensated with twice the value of the ‘insurance’. Doing the math quickly, in practice, the player does not lose anything. Unfortunately, in cases where the dealer does not realize the Black Jack, the insurance will still be lost regardless of the outcome of the hand.

As in all games with the cards that is also part of the risk of the game. If we also want to be honest it is the risk that drives us to play. However one might make a appuntino on this “insurance” offer, in relation to all the bad publicity given to the casinos for pushing the players up to their economic limit. Not to lose all the loopholes are there, you just have the good sense to use them correctly.