Blackjack is a card game in which you play against the dealer and try to get a hand closer to 21 than theirs without going over. Players searching for William Hill blackjack are usually looking for the table variants, the rules and whether to choose a computer or a live dealer table.
Common blackjack variants
Blackjack is offered in several common forms. Classic blackjack uses the standard rules described below, often with several decks. Other tables add side bets, a different number of decks, or small rule changes, such as whether the dealer draws on a soft 17 or what you may do after splitting a pair. Multi-hand tables let you play more than one hand in a round, and some live tables seat many players around one dealer.
Which of these William Hill lists changes over time, so check the lobby for the tables currently available before you play. Read the rules shown for each table, because a small change can alter how often a hand pays. Compare the minimum and maximum stakes with what you are comfortable losing.
How a hand works
Each player and the dealer receive two cards. Number cards count at face value, picture cards count as 10, and an ace counts as 1 or 11, whichever suits the hand better. If your first two cards are an ace and a ten-value card, that is a blackjack, which normally pays better than a standard win.
You then choose to hit and take another card, stand and keep your total, double down, or split a pair into two hands where the table allows it. Go over 21 and you lose the hand at once. The dealer then plays to fixed rules, and the closer hand to 21 wins. Equal totals are a push, and your stake is returned.
Systems that raise or lower the stake after wins and losses do not change the odds, because each hand starts independently from a shuffled deck.
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RNG tables and live dealer tables
An RNG table uses software to deal virtual cards, so rounds are quick and you play at your own pace. A live table streams a real dealer with physical cards from a studio, and you act within the time the table gives you. Both follow the same basic rules, but the rhythm differs. The live casino page covers the live format in more detail.
Before you play
Learn the rules and the table limits first, and avoid side bets you do not understand. Set a deposit limit before you start, play only with money you can afford to lose, and stop when the session is no longer enjoyable.
