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Reason #4 why the Wizard likes Bodog:
One-stop shopping
Bodog offers the triple crown of gambling: casino, poker, and sports. Many other casinos have tacked on poker as an afterthought, and many poker rooms have tacked on a casino as an afterthought, and the lack of attention shows, sometimes painfully. And very few of these sites let you make sports wagers.
But Bodog doesn't just offer all three, they do each one well, and everything's integrated. It's easy to play all three off one deposit, off just one account.
Another nice thing about Bodog is that you don't need a separate account to play casino games with fake money. In fact you do not even need an account for that at all, you can just click over there and play. Finally, Bodog usernames are only six or seven characters long making them possible to remember. By contrast some competitors' usernames are extremely long and cumbersome. (Visit Bodog)
Try Bodog's blackjack game.
One click and you're in:
 No popups, no download, no registration, no B.S., just the game.
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Last Update: March 27, 2005
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Late Surrender
Late surrender means that the player may surrender his hand and lose half his bet only after the dealer checks for blackjack. The following basic strategy tables show when to surrender (Y=yes, N=no) depending on the player's total, dealer's up card, and the number of decks. The right two columns represent a dealer ace according to whether the dealer stands (S17) or hits (H17) a soft 17.
| 1 Deck |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| __9__ |
__10__ |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 15 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| 16 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 17 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| 2 Decks |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| __9__ |
__10__ |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 15 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| 16 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 17 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| 4 or More Decks |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| __9__ |
__10__ |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 15 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| 16 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 17 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Exact card composition of the player's hand can sometimes make it advantageous to deviate from the basic strategy tables above. The following tables show when exactly to surrender given the player's total, dealer's up card, and number of decks. If the dealer has an ace up then the strategy often depends on whether the dealer hits (H17) or stands (S17) on a soft 17.
| 1 Deck |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| 9 |
10 |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 14 |
Never |
7+7 |
Never |
7+7 |
| 15 |
Never |
9+6,10+5 |
Never |
9+6,10+5 |
| 16 |
Never |
Always |
10+6 |
9+7,10+6 |
| 17 |
Never |
Never |
Never |
10+7 |
| 2 Decks |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| 9 |
10 |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 15 |
Never |
9+6, 10+5 |
Never |
9+6, 10+5 |
| 16 |
Never |
Always |
Always |
8+8*,9+7,10+6 |
| 17 |
Never |
Never |
Never |
Always |
* surrender 8+8 only if double after split is not allowed.
| 4 or 6 Decks |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| 9 |
10 |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 15 |
Never |
9+6, 10+5 |
Never |
Always |
| 16 |
9+7, 10+6 |
9+7, 10+6 |
9+7, 10+6 |
Always |
| 17 |
Never |
Never |
Never |
Always |
| 8 Decks |
Player's
Hand |
Dealer's Card |
| 9 |
10 |
A (S17) |
A (H17) |
| 15 |
Never |
Always |
Never |
Always |
| 16 |
9+7, 10+6 |
9+7, 10+6 |
9+7, 10+6 |
Always |
| 17 |
Never |
Never |
Never |
Always |
Early Surrender
Early surrender is a seldom found rule in which the player may forfeit his hand and half his bet before the dealer checks for blackjack. The strategy is different from late surrender only when the dealer has a ten or ace showing. Following is a list for when to take early surrender against a dealer 10 or ace, regardless of the rules, except as noted.
- Dealer ace Vs. hard 5-7
- Dealer ace Vs. hard 12-17
- Dealer ace Vs. pair of 3's, 6's, 7's, or 8's.
- Dealer 10 Vs. hard 14-16
- Dealer 10 Vs. pair of 7's or 8's.
Exceptions:
- Do not surrender 10 Vs. 4+10 or 5+9 in single deck
- Do not surrender 10 Vs. 4+10 in double deck
- Surrender dealer ace against pair of 2's if dealer hits soft 17.
- Do not surrender 8,8 vs 10 in single deck when double after split is allowed.
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