I still remember my first hand of blackjack. I was 23, visiting Atlantic City with friends, and I sat down at a $10 table with absolutely no idea what I was doing. I waved when I should have tapped. I tipped the wrong amount. I stood on 12 against a dealer’s 6 — which, by […]
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The first time I heard someone say “color up” at a blackjack table, I thought they were talking about their outfit. Turns out they were asking the dealer to swap their pile of $5 chips for a couple of $100s. Blackjack has its own language, and if you don’t speak it, the table can feel […]