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At this stage each player plays out their hand with the dealer playing last. Their options are below
Stand: The player can stand meaning no more cards are dealt to the player.
Hit: The player may hit and he receives another card.
Double: The player doubles his bet and receives one more card. If he wins he will double his payout or double his loss if he looses.
Split: If the first two cards are of the same face value (or point value in some rules) then the player my split his hand. The two new hands must have bets equal to the original and are played out individually. Some casinos allow multiple splits and may or may not allow doubling after splitting.

Surrender: Not always available, this option allows the player to surrender his cards and half his bet if he doesn’t like his chances when seeing his first two cards. If the player can only surrender after the dealer checks for blackjack then this is known as a late surrender. If the player can immediately surrender this is known as early surrender which I have not seen on any online casino to this date.

Once all players have played each of their hands the dealer plays out his. The dealer will follow a set of rules which means he has no free will to take advantage of knowing what the players hand is. The most common rule is that the dealer will hit on any combination below 17, and stand on 17 and above. Other variations including hitting on 17 and hitting on a soft 17.

Blackjack Rules

Decks: 1 – 8
Card Values:
Cards ranking 2 – 10 have their face value
Jack, Queen, King – Value of 10
Ace – Value of 1 or 11

To Win: The player wins when his cards have a higher point score than the dealers without going over 21 which is know as busting. The best hand is being dealt blackjack, which is a combination of an Ace and a card worth 10 points. Three or more cards with the value of 21 are not considered “blackjack” and blackjack wins over three cards totaling 21. If the player has an ace its value can be 1 or 11, which is referred to as hard and soft hands. An example is an Ace and an Eight, which is a hard 9 or a soft 19. This means if the player took another card and it was a five they would not bust because their new hand would be worth 14 not 24. If both the player and the dealer busts, the house wins. Generally if the dealer and the player have the same hand then it’s known as a “push” and bets are returned.
Payouts:
Scoring blackjack usually pays 3:2.
A normal win pays 1:1.
Insurance pays 2:1 (see below)

After placing your initial bet the dealer deals cards one at a time in a clock wise direction with the dealer receiving the last card. The player is dealt two cards face up and the dealer one face up, one face down; known as the hole card. Depending on which game variation, if the dealer is dealt a 10 or an Ace then he will check immediately for blackjack. If the dealer is showing an Ace it may be possible to purchase insurance, which is betting that the dealer will get blackjack, so is insuring against the worse. Insurance bets cost equal to the initial bet and they payout at 2:1. If the dealer does not have blackjack you will loose your insurance money otherwise you win.

In the game of Blackjack there is a dealer and one or more players i.e the opponents. Although all the players are opponents, they can not harm you in any way. Much of the game is based on luck as well.

Each player is dealt with two cards to start with and the players can then ask for more until they either bust (when the total exceeds 21) or they feel the need to stop. If you get a “blackjack” i.e. a total of 21 you automatically win.

“need to stop” means that if you have a lower card total than 21 and you feel that you might bust on getting a new card, you can stop. If the dealer does not go over 21 and has a total lower than yours, then you win, otherwise the dealer wins and the money is lost. The dealer however must stop at 17. If you have the same card total as the dealer, from 17 and up, no one wins and you get your bet back.

Blackjack (an Ace and either a 10 or a face card) beats a regular hand of 21 (i.e. one not containing an Ace, but comprised of a combination of other cards, such as an 8, a 7, and a 6).