Blackjack basic terms

Question 1

Bankroll

Answer 1

Amount of $ player brings to spend on games

Question 2

Blackjack

Answer 2

Refers to “natural 21”; when player receives exactly 21 in two cards: ace & card value equal 10 (10, face cards)

Question 3

Blackjack payout

Answer 3

1.5 :1 or 3:2. Also called time and half implying that initial wage plus half it’s value. Ex. $25 wage = $25 initial match + half of such $12.50 so total payout equals $25 + $12.50 = $37.50 payout

Question 4

Burn card

Answer 4

First card discarded face-down in discard rack

Question 5

Bust

Answer 5

To exceed the total of 21 with value of cards

Question 6

Cut

Answer 6

To divide the deck

Question 7

Cut card

Answer 7

A simple card clearly identifiable & used after shuffle to protect integrity of bottom card from players view

Question 8

Deal

Answer 8

To give cards to players

Question 9

Double down / double

Answer 9

When player has ace showing he or she may double-down by requesting only one additional card dealt

Question 10

Draw

Answer 10

The cards totals are equal. Called a push. Player matching dealer’s hand does not lose nor win any cheques. They merely retain original wager

Question 11

Even money

Answer 11

Both dealers& player have blackjack k

Question 12

Face card

Answer 12

A card that has images of Jack, King, Queen upon them; hence, title of “face” card

Question 13

Pip

Answer 13

Small characters on numbered cards that represent value of card. Clubs, spades, diamonds, hearts each have pips equalling number value given with visual quantity of such

Question 14

Up card

Answer 14

Card that is played so its value is up & visible

Question 15

First base

Answer 15

First player on dealer’s left

Question 16

Third base

Answer 16

Last player on dealer’s right

Question 17

Hard total

Answer 17

Hand not containing an ace so that total value absolutely equals numbers on cards

Question 18

Soft17

Answer 18

When hand has an ace or more; thus, ace value may be counted as 1or 11

Question 19

Hard 17

Answer 19

When hand does not contai an ace & does not equal anything but total of 17

Question 20

Heads up

Answer 20

Heads up

Question 21

Hit

Answer 21

Hit

Question 22

Stand

Answer 22

Stand

Question 23

Surrender

Answer 23

Surrender

Question 24

Hole card

Answer 24

Hole

Question 25

Insurance

Answer 25

Insur

Question 26

Push

Answer 26

Push

Question 27

Shoe

Answer 27

Shoe

Question 28

Shuffle

Answer 28

Shiffle

Question 29

Strip

Answer 29

Strip

Question 30

Split

Answer 30

Split

Question 31

Wage / bet

Answer 31

Bet

Question 32

Betting circle

Answer 32

Circle

Question 33

Color for color payoff

Answer 33

Color

Question 34

Totaling payout

Answer 34

Payout

Question 35

Conversion

Answer 35

Convert

Question 36

Cheque

Answer 36

Money

Question 37

Push bet

Answer 37

Pish

Question 38

Proving cheques

Answer 38

Proofing

Question 39

Shuffle pad

Answer 39

Pad

Question 40

Discard rack

Answer 40

Rack

Question 41

Drop box

Answer 41

Box

Question 42

Cutting cheques

Answer 42

Cut

Question 43

Sizing (cheques)

Answer 43

Size

Question 44

Cutting down cheques

Answer 44

Cut down

Question 45

Open table for play

Answer 45

Open

Question 46

Cut deck procedure

Answer 46

Cut

Question 47

Floor person

Answer 47

Floor

Question 48

Pit boss

Answer 48

Pit

Question 49

Dead game

Answer 49

Dead

Question 50

Hand signals

Answer 50

Signals

Question 51

Call out

Answer 51

Call

Question 52

Clear hands

Answer 52

Clear

Question 53

Shuffle 6 decks

Answer 53

Shuffle

Question 54

Buy-in

Answer 54

Buy

Question 55

Pay-off

Answer 55

Pay

Question 56

Tap out

Answer 56

Tap