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Playing Blackjack the player tries to draw cards with a total of 21 points. The main aim of blackjack is to beat the dealer. To do this the player must have a hand that will be higher than the dealer's and not to go over 21.

The suits of the cards do not play any role in the game. The hand value is simply calculated by summing up the point value of each card in the hand.

The Value of Cards

= 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
= 10.10 and all the face cards have the value of 10
= 1 or 11. An Ace is counted as 1 or 11.

Blackjack Hands

Let's now consider the most common hands in blackjack that players should remember.

=21 Blackjack or Natural is a hand of two cards that equals 21 immediately after the deal. The hand is formed by an Ace and a card with a value of 10.

=16 Soft Hand is a hand with an Ace where the Ace can be counted as 11 without exceeding a total point value of 21.

=16 Hard Hand is a hand without an Ace, or a hand with an Ace where the Ace is valued at 1 point.

How to play blackjack?

Blackjack is played with 1 through 8 decks of 52 cards. The cards are dealt from a special box, known as a shoe. As a rule, the decks are reshuffled after each game.The player makes a bet before any cards are dealt. Then the player gets two cards and the dealer has two cards too, one of them is dealt face up and one is face down. The dealer's hole card remains unknown until the player has completed his hand. The player makes a decision about how to play the hand based on the two dealt cards and the dealer's face-up card. After the player has decided to stand (stop taking cards), the dealer turns over his hole card. If his hand is 17 or more he must stand. If the dealer's hand totals 16 or under the dealer must hit (take more cards). Sometimes a casino lets the dealer hit on a soft 17, adding to the house edge.

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If the first two cards total 21(an ace and any 10-value card ), it is Blackjack, the highest hand of the game. If the player has blackjack he wins unless the dealer has blackjack as well, in this case the hand is a 'push' or a tie.

If the dealer's face-up card is an ace, the player can make 'insurance' to guard against the risk that the dealer holds a blackjack. The insurance pays 2:1 if the dealer's hand is a blackjack. The dealer with blackjack wins except the player's hand that also has a blackjack.

All the possible bets are posted on the table. The player wins 1:1 that is the same amount as he bets. The payout for blackjack is 3:2.

Player Options

HIT
The player can HIT meaning he wants another cards. The player can hit as many times as he likes until he busts or forms a hand of 21.

STAND
The player can STAND. When the player stands, it means he doesn't want to take more cards.

DOUBLE DOWN
The player can DOUBLE DOWN the bet after the first two cards have been dealt. Some of the casinos allow doubling only on a total of 9, 10, or 11 though some others allow doubling on any hand. After doubling down, the player will get only one more card.

SPLIT
If the player has a pair he may SPLIT it, and play them independently. The original bet will go with one card and an equal amount will be added to the new hand.

Extra Blackjack Options

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Besides these blackjack options there are some extra blackjack options: Insurance, Even Money and Surrender.

Insurance. An additional side bet, half of the original bet, available to players after the initial deal when the dealer shows an Ace. If the dealer turns up a natural 21, the player with insurance is paid 2:1 on the insurance bet, but not the original bet. If the dealer does not have a Blackjack, the Insurance bet is lost.

Even Money. In the event of the player has a Blackjack and the dealer's up card is an Ace, the player can place an Even Money bet, which costs half of the original bet. The Even Money bet protects player from a push if the dealer has Blackjack as well. If the dealer has Blackjack, the player will get his initial bet back and the Even Money bet, 2:1.

Surrender is the option which is not available in all casinos. Surrender allows the player to surrender half of his original bet if he considers that he has a losing hand. This bet can be made before the player says: 'Hit' or 'Stand'. Thanks to this option the player can save half of his original bet.

There are two types of surrender – EARLY and LATE. Early Surrender allows the player to take half of his bet before the dealer checks for Blackjack. The Late Surrender allows the player to surrender only after the dealer has checked his hole card for Blackjack.

Hunterhill
Lol ya that's definitely a interrupted session.
The mountain is tall but grass grows on top of the mountain.
SOOPOO

My mind may well be playing tricks on me. For over a decade, blackjack supplied an income that paid my bills. I don't have many bills.
The goal was 20 sessions per week and win 4 more than I lose. Very doable. And confirmed with CV Data Sims. But I would stop playing once bills were paid for the month.
The months leading up to covid was 77 wins 61 loss 42 ties 94 interruptions. The glaring number was the interruptions.
So I upped my game in June to requesting a $50 table. 4 wins 13 losses 4 ties and 6 interruptions. I was playing under a microscope and suffering the worst month ever losing $4,663.
I waited until January. It wasn't comfortable playing with all the stuff going on. I continued to study and work on my game as usual. I dropped
back to $25 tables because requesting $50 seemed to create unrest. 1 win 10 losses 2 ties and 4 Interruptions.
The two months combined resulted in a loss of $7500. The alarming stat is in just 2300 hands. I don't chase.
That's an average of $3 per hand. I compete hard to make $1 per hand.
So I will put the ball back in your court. Is this variance?
Also, I constantly break with 12. Dealers outperforms me with blackjack about 8 to 1.
Bottom line is I still have to make the first move.
Prior covid, dealer didn't know if I had a 20 Or 16. Now they know. If I hit? Im dealt a ten and break. If I double? I get a low card. When a dealer hits? The make the hand without breaking.

. I just for a second thought this was a serious post until you got me with ‘dealer outperforms me with blackjack about 8-1.' In 2300 hands both the dealer and player would be expected to get around 100 blackjacks. Are you saying the dealer got like 120 to your 15? I'm guessing that likelihood is like rolling 18... never mind..
kewlj


You were spot on about the number of places no longer offering 3.2 blackjack after covid. How did you know?


Really? Reno has gone all or mostly 6:5? I am sorry to hear that but not surprised. Is this just for single deck or other games as well? Has there been a reduction in your single deck games and a move towards shoe game? (6 deck or double)
I have thought Reno would move away from Single deck 3:2 long before Covid came to be. It is just that Reno is the last place to offer that. a few other small towns in Nevada, but no where else. It is sort of a dinosaur. Why wouldn't they move to either 6:5 or just away from single deck like everyone else. Higher house edges.

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One answer would be that is what made Reno novel, so they hung on for longer than expected. But eventually that casino mentality comes about as to what can we do to increase house edge. Covid probably just provided the cover to do it, to make up for lost revenue.
Here in Vegas, what we are seeing is more of the stadium blackjack type games. That is where there is one live dealer and anywhere from 20 to 50 (maybe 100 in Pa) individual terminals. All of the Station casinos installed it. Players aren't really gravitating towards it yet, but that is because the casinos remain empty. Once things get back to normal they will be able to raise limits on the real tables, doing away with anything under $25, or $50, sending all the lower level players to the stadium blackjack, which is continuous shuffle machine.
kewlj

. I just for a second thought this was a serious post until you got me with ‘dealer outperforms me with blackjack about 8-1.' In 2300 hands both the dealer and player would be expected to get around 100 blackjacks. Are you saying the dealer got like 120 to your 15? I'm guessing that likelihood is like rolling 18... never mind..


Blackjack

If the first two cards total 21(an ace and any 10-value card ), it is Blackjack, the highest hand of the game. If the player has blackjack he wins unless the dealer has blackjack as well, in this case the hand is a 'push' or a tie.

If the dealer's face-up card is an ace, the player can make 'insurance' to guard against the risk that the dealer holds a blackjack. The insurance pays 2:1 if the dealer's hand is a blackjack. The dealer with blackjack wins except the player's hand that also has a blackjack.

All the possible bets are posted on the table. The player wins 1:1 that is the same amount as he bets. The payout for blackjack is 3:2.

Player Options

HIT
The player can HIT meaning he wants another cards. The player can hit as many times as he likes until he busts or forms a hand of 21.

STAND
The player can STAND. When the player stands, it means he doesn't want to take more cards.

DOUBLE DOWN
The player can DOUBLE DOWN the bet after the first two cards have been dealt. Some of the casinos allow doubling only on a total of 9, 10, or 11 though some others allow doubling on any hand. After doubling down, the player will get only one more card.

SPLIT
If the player has a pair he may SPLIT it, and play them independently. The original bet will go with one card and an equal amount will be added to the new hand.

Extra Blackjack Options

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Besides these blackjack options there are some extra blackjack options: Insurance, Even Money and Surrender.

Insurance. An additional side bet, half of the original bet, available to players after the initial deal when the dealer shows an Ace. If the dealer turns up a natural 21, the player with insurance is paid 2:1 on the insurance bet, but not the original bet. If the dealer does not have a Blackjack, the Insurance bet is lost.

Even Money. In the event of the player has a Blackjack and the dealer's up card is an Ace, the player can place an Even Money bet, which costs half of the original bet. The Even Money bet protects player from a push if the dealer has Blackjack as well. If the dealer has Blackjack, the player will get his initial bet back and the Even Money bet, 2:1.

Surrender is the option which is not available in all casinos. Surrender allows the player to surrender half of his original bet if he considers that he has a losing hand. This bet can be made before the player says: 'Hit' or 'Stand'. Thanks to this option the player can save half of his original bet.

There are two types of surrender – EARLY and LATE. Early Surrender allows the player to take half of his bet before the dealer checks for Blackjack. The Late Surrender allows the player to surrender only after the dealer has checked his hole card for Blackjack.

Hunterhill
Lol ya that's definitely a interrupted session.
The mountain is tall but grass grows on top of the mountain.
SOOPOO

My mind may well be playing tricks on me. For over a decade, blackjack supplied an income that paid my bills. I don't have many bills.
The goal was 20 sessions per week and win 4 more than I lose. Very doable. And confirmed with CV Data Sims. But I would stop playing once bills were paid for the month.
The months leading up to covid was 77 wins 61 loss 42 ties 94 interruptions. The glaring number was the interruptions.
So I upped my game in June to requesting a $50 table. 4 wins 13 losses 4 ties and 6 interruptions. I was playing under a microscope and suffering the worst month ever losing $4,663.
I waited until January. It wasn't comfortable playing with all the stuff going on. I continued to study and work on my game as usual. I dropped
back to $25 tables because requesting $50 seemed to create unrest. 1 win 10 losses 2 ties and 4 Interruptions.
The two months combined resulted in a loss of $7500. The alarming stat is in just 2300 hands. I don't chase.
That's an average of $3 per hand. I compete hard to make $1 per hand.
So I will put the ball back in your court. Is this variance?
Also, I constantly break with 12. Dealers outperforms me with blackjack about 8 to 1.
Bottom line is I still have to make the first move.
Prior covid, dealer didn't know if I had a 20 Or 16. Now they know. If I hit? Im dealt a ten and break. If I double? I get a low card. When a dealer hits? The make the hand without breaking.

. I just for a second thought this was a serious post until you got me with ‘dealer outperforms me with blackjack about 8-1.' In 2300 hands both the dealer and player would be expected to get around 100 blackjacks. Are you saying the dealer got like 120 to your 15? I'm guessing that likelihood is like rolling 18... never mind..
kewlj


You were spot on about the number of places no longer offering 3.2 blackjack after covid. How did you know?


Really? Reno has gone all or mostly 6:5? I am sorry to hear that but not surprised. Is this just for single deck or other games as well? Has there been a reduction in your single deck games and a move towards shoe game? (6 deck or double)
I have thought Reno would move away from Single deck 3:2 long before Covid came to be. It is just that Reno is the last place to offer that. a few other small towns in Nevada, but no where else. It is sort of a dinosaur. Why wouldn't they move to either 6:5 or just away from single deck like everyone else. Higher house edges.

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One answer would be that is what made Reno novel, so they hung on for longer than expected. But eventually that casino mentality comes about as to what can we do to increase house edge. Covid probably just provided the cover to do it, to make up for lost revenue.
Here in Vegas, what we are seeing is more of the stadium blackjack type games. That is where there is one live dealer and anywhere from 20 to 50 (maybe 100 in Pa) individual terminals. All of the Station casinos installed it. Players aren't really gravitating towards it yet, but that is because the casinos remain empty. Once things get back to normal they will be able to raise limits on the real tables, doing away with anything under $25, or $50, sending all the lower level players to the stadium blackjack, which is continuous shuffle machine.
kewlj

. I just for a second thought this was a serious post until you got me with ‘dealer outperforms me with blackjack about 8-1.' In 2300 hands both the dealer and player would be expected to get around 100 blackjacks. Are you saying the dealer got like 120 to your 15? I'm guessing that likelihood is like rolling 18... never mind..


I really think this is the kind of thing where selective memory comes into play. And that is not a poke at Moses. It happens to all of us. Things just seem to be worse or occur more than they really do. If you could go back and hit 'replay', you could see that. This is particularly strong when things are running bad.
fantom


Here in Vegas, what we are seeing is more of the stadium blackjack type games.. doing away with anything under $25, or $50, sending all the lower level players to the stadium blackjack


Do you think that this trend will also mean more scrutiny of the remaining live tables? I have avoided anything more than $15 because 1) $25 is too high a start for my purposes, especially whe the count rises to +4, which is when you REALLY want to be out there, and 2) I assume there is more heat at a $25 or $50 table. But if $25 is the new $10, then will the heat be less since it's the new 'low-roller table?'

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Also, since you are a regular player -

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My guess is that technology will sooner or later make counting impossible. No longer are there catwalks and binoculars. Cameras are so cheap that there can be one pointed at every individual seat, and video surveillance cameras can probably record every bet and correlate it to the count, flagging any even slightly counter-like programatically. If your play is flagged such that a real human is notified about it, well, your day or career is over.
kewlj

Do you think that this trend will also mean more scrutiny of the remaining live tables? I have avoided anything more than $15 because 1) $25 is too high a start for my purposes, especially whe the count rises to +4, which is when you REALLY want to be out there, and 2) I assume there is more heat at a $25 or $50 table. But if $25 is the new $10, then will the heat be less since it's the new 'low-roller table?'


I don't know. I guess time will tell.
Quote: fantom

Also, since you are a regular player -
My guess is that technology will sooner or later make counting impossible. No longer are there catwalks and binoculars. Cameras are so cheap that there can be one pointed at every individual seat, and video surveillance cameras can probably record every bet and correlate it to the count, flagging any even slightly counter-like programatically. If your play is flagged such that a real human is notified about it, well, your day or career is over.


Thank you for that ,lovely thought about my career being over. lol You know players have been thinking since the 1960's that card counting opportunities would end, first with all the books, and lately with the advances in technology working against us, including not only surveillance but the databases and companies that just work THAT angle. We will see how it plays out. I think we have SOME time left. For now, I am just happy we have a little blackjack discussion. Isn't this nice and unexpected. :)
And if and or when it comes to an end, I will have had a good run, and move on to the next thing, whether that be something in advantage play or something completely unrelated.
moses
8 to 1. I have a way of keeping track. I play a session which is 16 decks or about 100 hands. I get 1 blackjack and dealer has 8 Or certainly far more than me. But 120-15 would be different because I was beat by the 3rd or 4th deck. Point being, dealer is getting a helluva lot more than me than normal. I would say prior it was 50-50 as it should be. No?
Downtown is almost non existent now. I think Silver Legacy offers 3.2 but at 5 rounds. El Dorado made the most drastic changes after covid. Harrahs is gone. Circus no longer plays. GSR, Atlantis, and Peppermill offer 3.2 single decks. Not sure about the smaller places. Some stopped altogether.
moses


You playing single deck have not experienced the kind of variance I have. Maybe, just maybe it caught up to you at this unusual time, But that said, you should so what you can to rule out cheating
personally, I have never liked the handheld games because of the possibilities of dealing seconds and such. It also isn't what I learned in Atlantic Cities, so I have always gravitated towards the shoe games. Even most double deck games that I play are dealt from a shoe, although I do play a few handheld. But if for whatever reason, imaginary or real, I am uncomfortable with some results, I stop playing that game until I can prove or convince myself it is all. [/

moses
Good advice. Got me back to basics. I've never quite grasp the concept of dealing seconds. Are they dealing the 2nd card as opposed to the top card? Or are they dealing from the bottom of the deck?
21forme
Hello moses. As you are acting in a civil manner, I'll respond.
Dealing seconds is dealing the second card from the top. If the dealer is expert (and I know one former dealer who is and did some demos for me outside the casino) it is impossible to spot by watching his hands. The way to tell is my the sound of the cards being dealt. There is a distinct sound when dealing a second (a click of sorts) vs. the top card. Another clue is watch how he holds the deck. At some point, he will tilt the cards and very subtlety slide edge of the second card out so he can read its index.
I haven't checked, but as just about everything can be found there, there are likely some youtube videos demonstrating this.




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