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| 21E |
Naturals pay even money instead of 3 to 2 |
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uncertain |
| 21L |
Dealer BJ beats player BJ |
A |
ace |
| 21P |
Dealer's BJ with 10 up pushes player's 21 |
a.k.a. |
also known as |
| 21W |
BJ wins regardless of dealer's hand |
BC |
betting correlation |
| 3UP |
Play one hand against 3 dealer upcards |
BJ |
blackjack |
| 5 |
Five card 21 pays 2 to 1 |
BS |
basic strategy |
| 6 |
Six card unbusted hand wins automatically |
C |
circa |
| 678 |
Any 6-7-8 pays double or there is a bonus for this hand |
D |
double |
| 777 |
Any 7-7-7 pays double or there is a bonus for this hand |
e.g. |
for example |
| All |
Lose all on doubles or splits if dealer has BJ |
et al |
and others |
| B |
Bonuses may be available |
EV |
expected value |
| C |
Coupons may be available |
H |
hit |
| Col |
Casino collects a fee per hand, generally at least 1% |
HA |
house advantage |
| DA |
Double down on any two or more cards - See DSA |
i.e. |
that is |
| DAce |
Double but not hit after splitting aces |
J |
Jack |
| DC17 |
Dealer's choice on whether to hit or stand on S-17 |
K |
King |
| DE / DX |
Double Exposure |
LVS |
Las Vegas Strip |
| DOA |
Double on any first two cards - See D2 |
OOP |
Out Of Print |
| DS / DAS |
Double after splits allowed |
OU |
over/under side bet |
| DSA |
Double after splitting aces - See DACE |
P |
split |
| D2 |
Double on any first two cards - See DOA |
PA |
player advantage |
| D3 |
Double on first three cards |
PE |
playing efficiency |
| D4 |
Double on first four or fewer cards |
Q |
Queen |
| D8 |
Double on 8, 9, 10, 11 and generally soft hands |
ROR |
Risk Of Ruin |
| D9 |
Double on 9, 10 or 11 |
S |
stand |
| D10 |
Double on 10 or 11 |
TBD |
to be determined |
| D11 |
Double on 11 only |
Vs |
versus |
| ENHC |
No-hole card (European Rules) - See NH |
X |
ten valued card |
| ES |
Early surrender |
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| ES10 |
Early Surrender against 10, late surrender against others |
= |
equals |
| FD |
Face down game shoe game. |
> |
is greater than |
| FU |
Face up single or double deck game |
> |
is greater than or equal to |
| H-17 / H17 |
Dealer hits on soft 17 rule |
< |
is less than |
| HSA |
Hit after splitting aces |
< |
is less than or equal to |
| I |
A reference to an American Indian casino |
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| Joker |
One or more jokers are in the pack |
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| LS |
Late surrender |
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| MA |
Multiple-Action blackjack |
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| NH / NHC |
No-hole card (European Rules) - See ENHC |
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| NI |
No Insurance |
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| NM |
No mid-shoe entry |
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| NMM |
No mid-shoe entry and no spreading to multiple hands |
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| NMO |
No mid-shoe entry on request |
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| NMS |
In mid-shoe you cannot go from two to one to two hands |
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| NOBJ |
If dealer has Ace and 10, the hand plays as ordinary 21 |
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| NR / NRS |
No ReSplits |
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| NSJQ |
No splits of unlike 10-valued cards |
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| NS10 |
No splits of any 10-valued cards |
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| OU / O/U |
Over Under 13 sidebet |
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| PB |
Player banked game |
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| PK |
Dealer manually peeks under 10 valued cards |
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| Push |
Dealer wins pushes |
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| RS# |
Resplit non-Aces to # number of hands |
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| RSA |
Resplit Aces |
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| RSA3 |
Resplit Aces once only to make 3 hands |
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| RB |
Red/Black sidebet |
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| RM |
Royal Match 21 sidebet |
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| S-17 / S17 |
Dealer stands on soft 17 rule |
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| SC |
Card used to determine shuffle point in 1 or 2-deck games |
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| Shoe |
1 or 2-deck game cards are dealt from a shoe |
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| Slot |
Slot machine |
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| SP21 / Spanish |
Spanish 21 rules - All tens removed from deck |
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| STBJ |
Ten-Ace after splitting tens pays 3:2 |
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| T / Toke |
Dealers keep their own tokes |
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| UR / URS |
Unlimited resplits of non-aces |
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| * |
Other special/unusual rules |
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| #Xx |
Number of tables available |
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| ¢ |
Low stakes only ( typically < $25) |
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| $25 |
Minimum bet $25 usually |
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| $ |
High stakes only ( typically > $100) |
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