What Is a Blackjack in Blackjack?

In blackjack, a blackjack is when you are dealt an ace and a ten-value card on the first two cards of a hand. A blackjack always pays 3 to 2, so if you bet $5, you would win $7.

PRO TIP:Blackjack, also known as 21, is a card game usually played with a standard 52-card deck. The goal is to beat the dealer by having a hand total higher than the dealer’s without going over 21. A Blackjack is when a player’s first two cards are an Ace and any card valued at 10 (10, Jack, Queen, King). In this case the player has “Blackjack” and automatically wins unless the dealer also has Blackjack.

50. If both the player and dealer have blackjacks, it is a push, meaning the player keeps his original bet.