Quote Originally Posted by DSchles View Post
"as the dealer deals out the card. "Douze, Soixante..."

You're unlikely to hear "soixante." We don't usually get to SIXTY with a blackjack hand!!

Don
Four Louis Quinze cards. Does that make soixante?

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And, Blackjack was based on Vingt-et-un, which was popular in the court of Louis XV, and Vingt-et-un was based on the 17th Century game Quinze.

Sorry, it's late.