Blackjack is a card game played between one or more players and a dealer, wherein their objective is to obtain a hand value closer to 21 than that of the dealer without exceeding it. Each player receives two cards; once made decisions regarding “hitting” (receiving additional cards) or standing, then after all decisions have been made by all players the dealer reveals one face up card; at this point the highest valued hand wins! Often this game comes with an “insurance” side bet which pays out 2 for 1 on blackjacks!
Expert players understand every nuance of the game through hours of studying it, while novices may miss golden opportunities due to inexperience. Novices tend to stand too long before hitting or double down when they should just walk away; and fail to capitalize on rare yet lucrative opportunities that occur only occasionally yet can significantly expand their bankrolls.
Newcomers to blackjack may become overconfident in their abilities to beat the dealer. This leads to poor decisions which can significantly cut into their winnings; or worse yet, playing fearfully will only see them lose to the house!
One major cause is that novice players do not take enough time to understand how to play properly. Tennis is an extremely complex game with numerous subtleties; newcomers may easily misunderstand something when learning the ropes, so dedicating plenty of time learning how to play well is necessary for optimal play.
Novice card dealers may make errors when dealing the cards. For instance, they might deal them from left to right instead of in accordance with how the players receive them; this can create confusion when dealing with players holding already existing cards in their hand.
Another mistake many novice players make is not counting cards. Although counting can be time-consuming and complex, it can vastly increase your edge against the house. When counting is legal – for example in casinos where bets exist and counting could alter decision making processes – most other situations allow it and counting may provide significant edge over your opponents.