We’re pretty sure you’re going to be the only one at your blackjack table who knows what a “plug” is. Try not to gloat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n9. A “snapper” is another name for a natural blackjack (an ace and a face card), presumably because in the early days of blackjack, players would “snap” down their cards upon receiving a blackjack.<\/p>\n
10. A blackjack player who’s “steaming” is one who bets erratically because their luck has gone south. It’s like poker players who go “on tilt.”<\/p>\n
11. There’s a Blackjack Hall of Fame at the Barona Casino in San Diego. The casino offers inductees free rooms, food and drinks for life in exchange for agreeing to never play at the casino’s tables.<\/p>\n
12. One of blackjack’s biggest fans was none other than Napoleon Bonaparte. He played the game regularly, especially after he was exiled in Elba.<\/p>\n
Now you know everything there is to know about blackjack. Well, at least some obscure stuff, ensuring you are going to, at some point, take Alex Trebek for a fortune.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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