Blackjack Surrender Strategy

Surrender is not offered at all casinos so many blackjack beginners do not know it. In this article, I will talk about what is surrender, what are the two types and when should apply this strategy. Surrender is an action for blackjack players to cut their losses. Some blackjack players think surrender as a sucker bet. However, if Malaysia Online Betting players use it correctly, it can help them over casino’s advantage as well as increase their average return.

Surrender can be two types which are early and late. Early surrender is when players are allowed to surrender before the dealer checks for blackjack while late surrender is after dealer has checked for blackjack. In a common practice, Malaysia Online Betting players apply late surrender where the dealer checks for a natural. By applying this strategy, it can reduce house edge by 0.07%. The answer to “when to surrender” is highly depends on the table rules, players’ cards and dealer’s face up card. When a casino uses multiple decks of cards, players should surrender when they have 16 against dealer’s 9, 10 or Ace.

Surrender is a player option that some casinos offer them to give up half of betting amount. It is better for Malaysia Online Betting players to apply this strategy in some disadvantageous situations by forfeiting half of his wagers upfront instead of losing all amount. Instead of playing out the hand, players can surrender and lose half bet. Obviously, it is used when there is a bad starting hand. For example, if player holds a hard total of 16 and the dealer shows 10. Player’s bet is RM20 and if he wants to surrender the hand, dealer will collect RM10 and return another RM10 to him. As you can see, players do not to surrender very often to gain an advantage.