In 21, what is the insurance option? When does it come up? When is it in my best interest to go with it?
2006-08-03 21:48:16 · 5 answers · asked by Privatize 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Insurance is offered when the dealer has an ace face up. It is almost always a horrible bet with about an 8% house advantage. The only time you should ever consider taking it is if you are counting cards and over 1/3 of the remaining cards have a value of 10. This will rarely happen.
2006-08-04 02:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the dealer is showing an Ace, players are given the option of making a side wager which is paid if the dealer's other card is a picture card or a Ten.
It's never really in your best interest to go for insurance as its a fairly bad bet. You are getting odds of 2:1 for a 4 in 13 chance.
To read more about blackjack, check out this article:
http://casino.pokernews.com/blackjack.htm
2006-08-04 01:16:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jonny Vee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insurance is the option to cover your bet if the dealer is showing an Ace. If you win the insurance bet, which means the dealer has blackjack, and can be any amount up to half your original bet, you win 2:1 at most Casinos, so if you place half, you essentially push, since you lose your original bet.
2006-08-07 07:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'insurance' in blackjack is explained in an article that I've written about the rules and a basic strategy for blackjack:
http://robertmedl.com/rules/blackjack.htm
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Best of luck!
Robert
2006-08-04 08:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy insurance if the dealer has an Ace showing, it only comes up if the dealer has an Ace showing, you should buy insurance if you THINK that the dealer DOES have Black Jack
2006-08-03 22:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by Axe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋