Because it is such a popular game, black jack has several different variations. Knowing about each different variation and what to expect out of it will help you to get a good feel of the game. Finding a variation that works for you is a great start to winning big at the table. But before you sit down to play, be sure that you know the basic rules of the game to ensure that you do not become lost as soon as you sit down and begin to play.
One of the first things that you should learn about when it comes to blackjack and its different variations is knowing what the house edge is on them. This basically is what your chances are at winning in comparison to the other variations of the game.

Double exposure blackjack has the highest house edge percentage. In double exposure, the dealer with have both of their cards dealt face up. The dealer will win every single tie with the exception of when there is a blackjack. Any wins for the player will pay one to one, this is even with blackjack. There are eight decks total and a dealer will hit on a soft seventeen. You can double on nine to eleven cards only if they are hard. One card is used to split aces and you can double after the split has been allowed.

Single deck blackjack has the lowest house edge percentage of all of the variations. This is the simplest and most common form of blackjack. There of course is only one deck in single deck blackjack. A dealer will hit on a soft seventeen and will check for blackjack. You can split just once on any first two cards and you can double after splitting is allowed.

Bonus pairs blackjack has an objective to build up cards whose points will add up as close to twenty one as possible. Bonus pairs blackjack has the basic rules of blackjack that are most commonly known. This means that all cards from two to ten have a point value that is indicated on them. Any face card is a ten and an ace is an eleven, unless the hand is pushed up above twenty one, when this is the case, then the ace will become a one.
When you hear of a soft and a hard hand, this will have to do with an ace. If the hand contains an ace, then the overall total will be soft, meaning that it can change if need be. A hard total does not contain an ace and cannot be changed regardless of if you bust or not.

Tying with the house in bonus pairs blackjack results in no one winning. Tying is known as ‘pushing’. If the next two cards that are dealt are an ace and a ten point card, then this is what is known as a blackjack.

Once you have a better understanding of the different types of blackjack, then hopefully this will help you to do well at the table.