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Casinos Net - Gaming glossary Category: Sport and Leisure > Blackjack Date & country: 27/04/2011, USA Words: 30

Action
The amount of money risked by a player during their entire session.

Basic Strategy
consists of a complete set of rules that cover all possible decisions a player may encounter, but without taking into account any other player's cards or any previously dealt cards.

Betting Limits
Establishes the minimum and maximum amounts that can be wagered on one bet.

Blackjack
A hand whose first two cards total 21.

Burn Card
The card placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.

Bust/Break
To exceed the total of twenty-one.

Card Counting
Keeping an eye on which cards have been played since the shuffle.

Chip/Check
A casino term for tokens used instead of money.

Color Up/Out
To exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.

Cut
To divide a deck into two parts.

Cut Card
A different colored card used to cut the decks.

Early Surrender
To surrender or give up after a player receives their first two cards but before the dealer checks for a blackjack. Player loses half of their bet.

Even Money
to get paid the same as you wagered plus your original wager when the player has a blackjack and the dealer has an ace showing.

Expected Win Rate
The percentage of the total amount wagered that the player can be expected to win or lose over time.

Face Cards
The King, Queen or Jack of each suite.

First Base
The first seat nearest the dealer's left hand.

Hard Hand
Any blackjack hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.

Hit
To take another card.

Hole Card
The dealer's face down card.

Insurance
A side bet that the dealer has a natural 21 that is offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a natural, the player is paid double. If the dealer does not have a natural, the insurance bet is lost.

Natural
A hand whose first two cards total 21. Also known as blackjack.

Pit Boss
A casino employee who is in charge of all the tables in a particular area.

Push/Tie
When the player and the dealer have hands with the same point total. No money changes hands.

Shoe
A plastic or wooden device that holds multiple decks of cards to be dealt.

Soft Hand
Any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued at eleven.

Stand
To refrain from taking any more cards.

Surrender
To give up half your wager to not have to complete the hand.

Tip (Toke)
A gratuity given to a dealer by a player.

Upcard
The dealers card that is face up.

Whale
this is what is commonly referred to as a high roller or big game player.