Players must decide whether to stand, hit, surrender, double down, or split. The total of any hand is the sum of the card values in the hand Picture cards count as 10 and the ace can count as either 1 or 11. Blackjack starts with players making bets.ĭealer deals 2 cards to the players and two to himself (1 card face up, the other face down).īlackjack card values: All cards count their face value in blackjack.