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With the exception of poker, blackjack is the only game in a casino where a player's skill can influence the outcome of the game. Success in blackjack comes down to knowing when to hit, stand, double down or split and in the mid 1950s a group of mathematicians devided a basic blackjack strategy that has become the blackjack bible for many blackjack players.

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It's important to remember the odds of blackjack, the payout is simple: The dealer pays a player with a blackjack at odds at 3-2 while all other bets are settled at 1-1. It cannot be stressed enough that you do not have to score 21 to beat the dealer. There is no point risking going bust trying to get 21 when the rules of the game are such that the dealer is likely to go bust during play anyway. You will lose your money if you go bust first.

Fundamental to the blackjack strategy is the dealer's card up, and each player will play out his hand based on what he has. The rules can be organized in three categories depending on the players hand: hard-hand strategy, soft-hand strategy and splitting pairs.