Blackjack Tips and Secrets to Win at Blackjack

12 Blackjack Strategy Tips for Beginners

You're not going to win every hand of blackjack. But you can  better your odds. Specific blackjack tips to win and blackjack tips and secrets, such as those listed below, can help you become a better player and learn how to play blackjack.

If you're an intermediate or advanced player, these are blackjack tips for beginners, so you might not find this page as valuable as an article about more advanced blackjack strategies.

Best Blackjack Tips

These are the best blackjack tips for beginners we could think of.

1. Always use basic strategy. Even if you are new to blackjack you should use some sort of strategy that can help you to do the same thing with each hand. Basic strategy may not sound important, but you need it if you are truly interested in winning on a regular basis. As you play more and more you can advance your strategy and eventually begin to count cards, etc.

2. Choose the right table. You should choose your blackjack table based on two things: the betting limits and the dealer. You need to find a table you can afford, and you need to find a dealer who is in a good mood and willing to make things fun. A dealer who doesn't want to have fun is a drag. You don't need distractions when playing blackjack; and sour dealers are distracting.

This is not just one of those blackjack tips for Vegas players. Choosing the right blackjack table online is just as important as it is in Las Vegas, Reno, or Atlantic City.

3. Manage your money. Choose a blackjack table you can afford. As you win or lose, adjust your betting. Don't throw money away just because you won a big bet. Stick to your budget.

4. Pay attention. Many new blackjack players get so excited that they begin to forget about what is really important. Pay attention, think about what you're doing, and play smart.

5. Tip the dealer. Some players never tip the dealer. That's their business. But we believe in the Golden Rule. If you were a blackjack dealer, you'd want to be tipped. So tip. (Unless the dealer was rude.)

Keep in mind that blackjack dealers get a lousy wage and rely on your generosity to make a living.

6. Don't try to count cards online. Some people think that counting cards on the Internet is a legitimate strategy.

They're wrong.

Internet blackjack games reshuffle after every single hand, so counting cards is impossible.

7. Don't play with the rent money. Even pro blackjack players and card counters hit losing streaks. Be sure you can afford to lose the money in your blackjack bankroll, because you DON'T want to lose your rent money at a blackjack table.

8. Don't split tens. Splitting tens is a big mistake, because you're taking an excellent hand (a total of 20) and making it into two so-so hands in hopes of hitting an ace. The only time that splitting tens is the correct play is when the dealer has a six showing and the count is extremely positive. If you're not counting, then don't split tens, ever.

9. Don't take insurance. It's a sucker bet. If you're counting cards, taking insurance is only correct if the count is very positive. (The dealer has an ace, and if the deck is very positive, then there are a lot of tens in there that could make her a blackjack.) If you're not counting, never take insurance.

10. Always split aces and eights. You always split aces because there are more tens in the deck than any other card. So your chances of getting that 3 to 2 blackjack payout look pretty good.

You always split eights because a hand totaling 16 sucks, but a hand totaling 18 (which is pretty likely when you get your next card) isn't too bad at all.

11. Always double down on a total of 11. There are more tens in the deck than any other card. So when you double down, you increase the payouts on the blackjacks that you're going to often be dealt. (Would you rather get paid 3 to 2 on a $20 bet or a $40 bet?)

12. Ignore blackjack tips that make no sense. You'll often find someone at your table with "wisdom" to share. Ignore him. Chances are he has no idea what he's talking about.

This blackjack tips chart is easy enough to follow during a hand of blackjack. If you rely on these blackjack tips, you should find yourself having a better time and winning more money more often.

You can find many more blackjack tips to win and more blackjack tips for Vegas on other pages of our site.

We're planning to expand this page with some video blackjack tips soon, so stay tuned.