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Knowing when to surrender is important in playing blackjack. Our gambling expert explains what this means in this video. Knowing when to surrender will increase your odds of going home with winnings.
I wanted to go over the finer points of when to surrender in blackjack. A lot of casinos will have a rule where they do allow surrender. What would happen then, after your first two cards are dealt and after the dealer checks for a blackjack in which case I don’t, then the player would have the option to surrender.
What that is, is that he would basically lose half of his bet, and just walk away from the hand, right? This is done in situations where basically — and 16 versus a 10 is actually a classic example of that — where if the player were to hit, then he’s probably going to be in trouble, because he’s really weak right now with the 16 versus the dealer’s 10, right?
If he stays, he’s still way behind the dealer’s 10. So any other way that he plays it, it’s just wrong. It’s one of those things where you just try to cut your losses and move on to the next hand.
Surrender, it’s not like a lot of plays in blackjack where there are hand signals, and you’ve got hit and stay, and split double down, and all that. The hand signal for surrender is to make a little line right across the table, like that. But a lot of casinos in general would prefer a verbal. That’s probably the only situation where you could actually verbally tell the dealer what to do, as opposed to having to give a signal over the table.
What I’ll do if I surrender, I’ll actually say it and make a signal, and then I’ll lose half my bet and I’ll walk away from the hand. It’s a good way to save money in the long run, if it’s used correctly. A lot of times, people want to abuse surrender, because you figure the dealer’s probably got a 19 or 20 or something, against 13. So it’s like, “Oh okay, I’m going to surrender too.” But the thing is that 13 is really not that weak. You have a lot of other cards that could actually make a hand for you.
I would advise against surrendering any hand lower than a 15, and then even still it would really depend on the house rule, as far as exactly if surrender is allowed at all, or when to do it. But generally, if the dealer is showing a 10 and you’ve got a 15, then you should surrender. The dealer’s showing an ace, depending on the house rule, then you want to just play it like normal.
16’s versus a 9, 10 or an ace, you want to always surrender those whenever possible. A lot of people are going to get on your case, “Oh, why are you surrendering?” I go, “I came to the casino to gamble.” But it’s kind of a war of attrition, blackjack, where you just pick your spots because if you don’t have the chips to actually make your move when cards are actually going your way, then you’re going to lose. It’s as simple as that, so I’d rather just cut my losses on that hand, and face a tongue lashing, rather than play it out. Go down swinging, so to speak.
That’s how you surrender in blackjack.
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your video is so true…i surrender only if i have 15 or 16 against the dealer ten up card..some guy got so mad at the table at me telling me that we are here to gamble what are you doing!..lol in the end i surrendered 6x 5 of which was the right move i would of broke..the guy who refused to surrender because it wasnt the macho thing to do lost all of his money!…i say if casino allows you to surrender do it if you have 15/16 against a ten!…goodluck
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Thank You Shawn! I thought I had my cheat chart all set (The casino I plan to visit soon has the Surrender feature and actually allows the player to have/use a cheat chart.) After watching many videos on YT for playing BJ I thought that I finally had my cheat chart all set, except for the times when I should "Surrender". I just realized that I should add the SUR in my chart, or, rather, change some from "ST" to "SUR". I am doing this to help me when I go to the casino as I have very little experience playing and don't want to have to take too much time thinking when I'm at a table. There is so much conflicting advice on YT about BJ but I have my cheat chart the way I think it should be and I'm hoping to at least break even. I have no illusions of getting rich as I have very little for a bankroll to begin with. Your advice is great. God Bless You.
Shawn, your tips have been so helpful. thanks for sharing.
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Can I surrender when dealer's upcard is an Ace or only insurance option is available?
I'm not highly impressed with this 'explanation', as you don't really explain anything. You said "basically, 16 vs a 10 is a classic example of that. If the player were to hit, he's really weak right now with a 16 vs a dealer's 10. And if he were to stay, he's still way behind the dealer's 10."
You need to explain what 'weak' and 'behind' mean! Try this:
"If a player is holding 16, the odds of breaking 21 are pretty high, as there are only a few cards he can draw (basically, A-5, which is less than a third of the deck). Meanwhile, with a 10 showing, the dealer has every card in the deck available to him, and the odds are that he already has 20 so the player is even more limited (drawing ONLY a four to tie)."
Um, never?
I played a strategy of surrendering often and never taking a card if it could bust me. Over three years I never left a casino with less money than i came in with. Not once.