The best rule in Blackjack is let the dealer bust and do not hit break hands when the dealer is showing a bust card. The second rule is pass on taking insurance bets when the dealer is showing an ace. The payout for this bet is way off and therefore is a bad bet.

Double downs should always be taken when a bust card is showing or when you are having a strong run of luck. Split low cards like threes, and sixes as the chance of making one good hand that will give you a split are better than trying to make a hand from the bad starting point. Play third base when at a full table if at all possible so you can control the card the dealer will get when the dealer has a break card showing. The most basic play in Blackjack is to let the dealer bust. Dealers can have extended losing streaks and the player that takes a break card from a dealer is giving away an edge that they do not have to lose. Playing three hands at once is not a bad way to play as you can play off the hands against each other and make that deal work out for you. Playing neutral to win is a solid way to play the game of Blackjack.

If you can count cards be very careful of showing the skill to often, as the house will catch on faster than you would believe. Online this skill is not even a factor as the decks are shuffled mathematically and are not dealt through like they are in a live casino. Splitting face cards can be done, but it is a poor percentage play unless the dealer has a break card showing.

Always split aces, as there are so many cards that can make a hand with a starting ace. It is a given at all times when the dealer is showing a break card.

When you are the last player that can affect the card the dealer is going to get never take a card is the dealer is showing a break card. Let the dealer be forced to make a hand. When a dealer is cold do not break your hands as the dealer will break the hand if they have to take hits on the hand they have been dealt. Playing at a table by yourself is one big advantage of online play in that you can sit stony with lousy hands and let the dealer try to make a hand. Cold dealers cannot make hands that they normally would do well with. Do not help cold dealers by hitting break hands.

Play single deck when possible as this will cut down dealer hands that do not break even though they have taken a total of five or six cards. There are many reasons that casinos deal out of six deck and eight deck shoes and most of the reasons do not favor the players. Remember any bet offered by the house is designed to help you make an extra bet, which gives the casino another shot at your money. In many cases like insurance in Blackjack it is also a bad bet. The house edge in Blackjack when played correctly is not big at all and in fact it is one of the lower house edge games offered in casinos. Read some good books on the game and put what you learn into to practice. Blackjack is an easy game to play well and just a little education in the game will make a big difference in the results of your play.