- Blackjack Casinos Guides
Many well-known abbreviations are used in casinos when playing blackjack. Here are some of the most popular blackjack abbreviations and other useful blackjack terminology.
- Blackjack BSE - Basic strategy edge
- Blackjack H17 - Hit soft 17 (casino dealer must always hit at this score)
- Blackjack S17 - Stand on 17 (casino dealer must always stand at this score)
- Blackjack DOA - Double on any first two playing cards
- Blackjack D10 - Double permitted on 10 or 11 only at casino
- Blackjack DAS - Double after splitting is permitted at casino
- Blackjack RSA - Re-splitting aces is permitted at casino
- Blackjack ESR - Early surrender of blackjack cards / bet
- Blackjack LSR - Late surrender of blackjack cards / bet
- Blackjack O/U - Over / under 13 side bets are permitted at casino
Useful Blackjack Terminology - Blackjack Casinos Guides
Blackjack Basic Strategy - a blackjack playing strategy designed to minimize the casino advantage, without using advanced techniques such as blackjack card counting.
Blackjack Cut Card - where a plastic card is used to cut the blackjack cards after the casino dealer has shuffled them.
Blackjack Double Down - the initial blackjack bet is doubled to receive one further card.
Blackjack Early Surrender - only available in some casinos, where the blackjack player is able to surrender their hand and lose half of their actual bet.
Blackjack First Base - player seated at the blackjack table able to act on their hand first.
Blackjack Flat Bet - to continually bet the same stake money on each blackjack hand.
Blackjack Hard Hand - any blackjack hand that is specifically not a soft hand.
Blackjack Heads Up - playing at a blackjack table with no other card players.
Blackjack Hit - requesting a new blackjack card from the casino dealer, sometimes known as 'twist'.
Blackjack Hole Card - the casino dealer's card that is face down on the blackjack table.
Blackjack Insurance - an additional side bet which totals up to half of the original bet, only offered when the casino dealer's upcard is an ace, paying two to one against a blackjack hand.
Blackjack Late Surrender - surrender of player's cards and half of original stake bet, only allowed when the casino dealer does not have a natural 'blackjack' hand.
Blackjack Natural - where a blackjack hand totals 21 on the first two cards that have been dealt by the casino dealer.
Blackjack Over / Under - an unusual bet, where the player's first two cards total over or under 13, with aces scoring as one.
Blackjack Preferential Shuffling - shuffling the blackjack deck of cards only when they become favourable to the actual players, rather than the casino.
Blackjack Push - a tied result, with the original stake money bet returned to the player.
Blackjack Shoe - the undealt pile of game cards, often used when playing multi-deck blackjack games.
Blackjack Soft Hand - card hands including an ace scoring eleven, where it is not possible to go bust by drawing a further card.
Blackjack Split Hand - hands starting with two identical cards, often of different suits, where they can be split into two separate hands with independent bets.
Blackjack Spread - where more than one bet is placed before the blackjack cards have been dealt.
Blackjack Stand - to stick with the blackjack hand and no longer request cards from the casino dealer.
Blackjack Stiff (Hand) - a card hand with only a small chance of winning, generally scoring less than sixteen.
Blackjack Surrender - an option where blackjack player's are able to give up their hand to the casino dealer (when it consists of just two cards), only losing half of the original bet
Blackjack Third Base - the final player at the blackjack table.
Blackjack Upcard - the casino dealer's first card which is always dealt facing upwards.
