No Hole Card Blackjack Games

There are many variations of blackjack found at online casinos, most of which follow basic blackjack rules that are prevalent at land based casinos. The American blackjack variants are more popular than European Blackjack variants, also known as the no hole card blackjack games. The reason why this is the case is that most people are more familiar with the American blackjack variants especially due to the fact that they slightly more advantages compared to the no hole card blackjack games.

No Hole Card in European Blackjack Game

In the European no hole card blackjack games, the dealer usually deals players two cards facing up and he remains with one card himself that faces up. Also, in American blackjack variants, the dealer deals himself the second card as well which faces down and it is this card that is known as hole card. As you can see with the European blackjack, all the cards face up which means that there is no hole card. Since European blackjack games do not deal with the hole card, the variant is otherwise referred to as the ‘no hole card blackjack’ games. This difference has a further impact on the game play. With no hole card blackjack games, if the dealer’s card facing up is acne, players are allowed to first place the insurance before making any move.

Placing the insurance bet first helps in covering the risk of dealer in case he is dealt a blackjack. Insurance bet is usually half of the ante bet and the player continues making his other game moves just in a normal way. Then, the dealer will then deal his second card facing up and if he gets a blackjack, ante bet will lose while the insurance bet will pay 2 to 1. In case the dealer fails to get the blackjack, insurance bet gets to lose and final results of the game are decided just in a normal way. This is different from American blackjack variant where in case the face up card of the dealer is ace, insurance bet gets into play again. However, the dealer is dealt the hole card and checks for the blackjack immediately before the player can draw his hand out.

In no hole card blackjack games, when the player begins to make his moves in the game, he has no idea of whether the dealer is going to obtain a blackjack regardless of whether the face up card of dealer has a 10 value or is an ace. He can use additional bets to supplement his ante bet in case he opts to double down or split the cards. If the dealer has the blackjack, players tend to lose additional bets including their ante bets. However, other blackjack variants are able to avoid such a situation. It is well known of the dealer actually has the blackjack or nit well before the player can decide to double down or split the cards. As such, no hole card blackjack games present the players with a disadvantage compared to their American counterparts.

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