These blackjack tips are all you need to win some cash and bragging rights!

Just like any other card game, blackjack requires a combination of skill and luck in order to bring home the pot. Although it is impossible to win all the blackjack matches you join, there are blackjack tips that will increase your chances, making you enjoy the game more. The following are the blackjack tips you can take to mind to increase your skills.

Never Split Two 10s

This is an excellent hand that has a value of 20. Since the aim is to get a total value of 21, and you already have 20 from the two cards initially given, there's only one instance where you will be defeated by the dealer and there's a low chance that that will happen.

Two 8s Should Be Split All The Time

If you have two 8s, the dealer's card value doesn't matter. Even if he has an ace, you must split the 8s always. In blackjack, there is nothing worse than a hand total of 16. When you split the 8s, you have a better probability of getting a winning hand and consequently save money. With a hand losing and another one winning, the other will pay and you'll lose nothing as long as you put equal amounts on both hands. When you've drawn 10 for both hands, instead of one 16 you have ended up with two 18s, which has greater probabilities.

Two 5s Should Never Be Split

Two 5s is valued at 10. As one of the blackjack tips, the best thing to do in this situation is to make a double down and request for just one card. When you split the 5s and receive two 10s, you ended up making two weak hands from a good one. If only you doubled down, you would've had 20.

Top Tips On When To Double Down

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• When you have a total of 11, do not think twice when the dealer exposes an ace or a 10.
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• You can double down if you have a total of 10, while the dealer has 9 or smaller.
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• If your card value is 9 while the dealer's hand is from 2 to 8, you can double down.
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• If the dealer's card value is anything between 4 and 6 and yours is 9, you should double down.
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• Double down on instances where you have a soft 14 and a soft 13 and the dealer only has a 6 or 5.
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• If you receive a soft 16 and a soft 15 and the dealer's card value is only 4 to 6, you can double down.
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• You can double down when you have a soft 18 and a soft 17 and the dealer's hand only has a value between 3 and 6.