5 Card Blackjack
5-card Charlie is a special blackjack rule that states the player wins if he has 5 card hand without busting, providing 1.46% house edge. As this option favors the player, it is not so often met at land and online casinos. Note, there is also a 6, 7, 8 and 9 card Charlie. This hand may occur once in fifty hands.
5 Card Poker Hand Probabilities
Aces mean that the player is more likely to make a 3-2 paying blackjack, while fives turn the normally bad dealer hands (12-16) into hands the dealer can stay on. Since there are an equal number of aces. Remember, you don't win because you are closer to the value of 21 - you win because your combined value of the cards is greater than that of dealer. Blackjack Strategy. When the value of dealer's revealed card is 4,5 or 6, it may be fruitful to double your bet with an Ace and 4 in hand.