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Casino games have a strategy component and a chance component. And without a doubt, blackjack delivers. Determining a correct strategy when playing blackjack is effective and practical. To win at blackjack it is important to understand the game, invest time and effort to know the game strategy and the types of blackjack.

Play in test mode

It is without a doubt one of the best tricks we can offer you. The trial mode is really interesting for inexperienced players who are approaching blackjack for the first time. And even for those players who do not want to risk too much and prefer to practice the different modalities without investing. The demo function allows you to release the extra pressure of playing real money.

Currently there are different casinos or web portals that allow you to practice and test strategies without having to invest your money.

Establish a strategy

It is the most obvious trick and the one that many players forget. Strategy is basic and fundamental to playing blackjack or any other casino game. Do not forget. Before playing, determine the strategy you will follow, even if luck is not with you. It is not recommended to use a different methodology for each hand. Stick to one and follow it.

Stand with more than 17 points

Another interesting trick to win at blackjack is to stand with more than 17 points. The risk of asking for another card and exceeding 21 points is high. In the case of obtaining more than 21 points, it is lost automatically, regardless of the cards the dealer has. It is not necessary to risk more.

In most cases, getting more than 17 points is a good game. It only remains to wait for the dealer to bust and his hand is higher than 21 points. In wisdom is the reward.

Divide Aces and 8

If by chance in a hand the dealer deals you two aces or two eights, it is best to split. Splitting will allow you to double your chances of hitting blackjack. As you well know, the Ace has double points, it can be worth one point or eleven.

The same happens if you have a pair of eights. It is without a doubt, the worst of the hands to try to obtain 21 points. The sum of the two eights is sixteen, a complex figure, since the chances of asking for a card and bust are high. And it is not advisable to stand, since the dealer has everything to win. So if your hand is ever a pair of eights, split.

Don’t divide shapes

If in the previous point we advised you to divide whenever you have a hand with two Aces or two eights, this time we recommend the opposite. If the dealer deals you two face cards, K, Q, J or two 10s, stand. Do not ask for cards, do not risk, you have a winning hand. 20 points is a very good figure. Obviously, the dealer can get blackjack, but the odds are low. And the odds that you win are high.

No to card counting

Card counting in land-based casinos is an illegal practice. In fact, if a player is discovered, they are immediately expelled from the casino and banned for life. It happened to Ben Affleck in a Las Vegas casino. So if you go to a live casino, don’t put it into practice.

If card counting is illegal in the physical casino, in online casinos it just doesn’t work. It is an absurd and impossible practice. A card generator is in charge of shuffling and distributing luck. More than one deck is used, so not even Einstein would be able to determine which card would come out .

Establish a budget

The trick of setting a budget is valid for blackjack as well as for any type of game of chance. It is the first thing you must determine before starting the game. You must always stick to it and never go overboard.

Then choose a table according to your budget. If your budget is 40 euros and the minimum bet is 10 euros, you can only play four games. It is better that you choose a table where the minimum bet is one euro or two euros. You will have more opportunities to put your knowledge into practice and establish a strategy.

Don’t ask for insurance

Most games allow the option of insurance. A priori it can be a valid and safe option. However, it will only make you lose money in the long run. If the player asks for insurance, the bank’s advantage increases. The only way to recover the bet with insurance is to get 21 points , that is, blackjack.

Blackjack has exciting variants that entertain and delight the most demanding players as well as apprentices. In today’s article we are going to discuss a fast-paced variant that is a bit different from the traditional game, the Spanish Pontoon blackjack. At the tables of casinos around the world or in some online casinos you can play this variant. In recent years the popularity of the game has exploded, so we explain what Spanish Pontoon Blackjack is: rules and strategy, in case you want to help out.

Winning combinations

How to get Spanish Pontoon blackjack? Obtaining 21 points. However, not just any combination of cards will work. There are two types of winning combinations.

1- Pontoon is obtained when the player or the dealer achieves a winning combination having an Ace and a ten point card (K, Q, J, 10).

2- Five card trick or combination of five cards . In this case, it is enough to have a 5-card hand with 21 points or the closest to this figure.

Pontoon Facts

Like the traditional game, the goal is to beat the dealer. To do this, the player must get the longed-for 21 points or get as close to this number as possible, without going over. In the event that the hand is greater than 21 points, the game is automatically lost. Each game the player beats only to the bank, never to any other player regardless of whether he plays in a physical or online casino.

It is played with 8 decks of 52 cards. Wildcards are not used. The value of the cards is the same as in traditional blackjack. Figures K, Q, J are worth 10 points, the Ace can be worth 1 or eleven points. The rest of the cards have the same value as they mark. Perhaps one of the best features is that the house edge is low, being 99.66%. There is no maximum number of players, although 5-8 players are recommended.

The game…

It is obvious that to play this variant of blackjack it is necessary to find a physical or online casino that has Spanish Blackjack Pontoon. The player then places a bet called a blind bet . The dealer deals two cards face up to the player, while he deals two cards to himself but face down. Both the player and the dealer can look at their cards.

In the event that the dealer has a Spanish Pontoon, he wins the game automatically, without giving the players the possibility to ask for a card or stand. And these also lose automatically. If the dealer does not have 21 points, the game happens naturally. The player can ask for as many cards as he considers necessary to reach 21 points without going over. After his turn is over, the dealer shows his cards and plays his game. The dealer can never plant with less than 16 points. If you have 15 points, you are forced to ask for another card and take a risk.

If the player scores higher than the dealer’s, he wins the game and takes the prize. On the other hand, if the dealer and the player get the same points, the dealer always wins. The player loses. In the event that the dealer scores higher than the player, he wins.

Differences between Blackjack and Spanish Pontoon

1. 1. One of the most obvious differences that we have already discussed in the previous point is that the dealer deals his two cards face down and only he can see them until his turn begins. In contrast, in traditional blackjack, the dealer deals one card face up and the other face down. It may seem like a negligible difference, however it is not. It is very valuable information for the player, since depending on that face-up card, he can bet or stand.
   2. In traditional blackjack the player or players can play their game regardless of whether the dealer has blackjack or not. On the other hand, in the Spanish Portoon, the dealer looks at his two cards and if he has 21 points, he wins the game without giving the player the option to play.
   3. Pontoon does not allow standing with a game of less than 15 points. In that case, you always have to ask for a letter. Can be divided, doubled and doubled after dividing

• Traditional blackjack pays 3: 2 and Spanish Pontoon blackjack pays 2: 1.