Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Identifying concealed cards
Identifying concealed cards The player can also gain an advantage by identifying cards from distinctive wear markings on their backs, or by hole carding (observing during the dealing process the front of a card dealt face down). These methods are generally legal although their status in particular jurisdictions may vary.
Side bets
Side bets Many blackjack tables offer a side bet on various outcomes including: Player hand and dealer's up card sum to 19, 20, or 21 ("Lucky Lucky") Player initial hand is a pair ("Perfect pairs") Player initial hand is suited, suited and connected, or a suited K-Q ("Royal match") Player initial hand plus dealer's card makes a flush, straight, or three-of-a-kind poker hand ("21+3") Player initial hand totals 20 ("Lucky Ladies")