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Blackjack Ranking Hands

Blackjack is one of the most popular among- the casino games, it stands high above the crowd, and any blackjack table in the casino is a guaranteed source of much commotion and excitement. If you're novice to the wonderful game of blackjack then you ought to spend some time reading the basic rules before reading this article about blackjack hand ranking. For more information about basic blackjack rules please view our article section, there you would find everything you seek for.

Blackjack hands ranking is very simple. The highest hand is called "blackjack" and it means having an Ace card and a Ten/J/Q/K card. This hand worth 21 "points" since an Ace worth 11 points (or one, if a player chooses it) and all face cards worth 10 points, and together it's 21. If you manage to obtain a total of 21 points in two cards then it's "blackjack". You can also reach a total of 21 by more than two cards but these worth less than "blackjack". Notice that if you're reaching more than 21 your hand is "bust", meaning it's worth nothing.

There are blackjack variants that offer different payouts of certain hands combinations, but these also consider "blackjack" as the highest hand combination. For more information about the subject feel free to browse this site for more relevant information.