Originally Posted by
michaelwells
Hey, I don't know much about Blackjack but learnt basic strategy anyway without ever having played a game of it. Now I look at the rules and have some basic questions, probably dumb ones.
I read that in Europe(I am in Europe) the dealer usually doesn't have a hole card, meaning he can't check for a possible blackjack. In my basic strategy chart it says that I always want to double down on my 11. Does that also count when the dealer has a possible blackjack?
Which leads to my 2. Question: On the sites I read up on it seems to say that the dealer only checks for a possible blackjack if he has an ace as his first card. Doesn't he check for the hole card if it's a 10?
3. I read about h17 and s17 games of blackjack. It says that the dealer either hits or stands on a 'soft' 17. If the dealer has a 9 and a 7 and then gets an ace, leading him to a hard 17, does he stand or hit at that point?
4. Does insurance work the same when there isn't a hole card?
As I said, not very smart questions, but I'm having trouble finding this information and would be thankful for answers from you.
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