What Is Blackjack Strategy With Surrender?
So you sit down at the blackjack table, you’re dealt your hand and all of a sudden you get the notion that this is a bad hand. What can you do? You’re going to lose all that money unless you do something! If you find yourself in this position you can use the lesser-known move of surrendering. If you surrender you can fold at half the cost of the bet you put down so a $100 bet becomes a $50 loss instead of the full amount.
Surrendering is not to be taken lightly, and the option is not offered at every table. It is an action that must be taken at once – if you have drawn, split or doubled down then you have forfeited your right to surrender.
You can surrender in one of two ways in blackjack – before the dealer checks his hand for a blackjack (which is called early surrender) or after the dealer has checked his hand for a blackjack (this is called late surrender). The kind of surrender depends on the table you are at. Most tables if they offer the option will offer a late surrender option as this gives the house the advantage. Early surrender is more beneficial to the player.
Knowing when to use the surrender option is a very valuable tool to have in your blackjack arsenal.
